Located at the intersection of the station square and today’s Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, where only a few decades ago the railroad had arrived and the long avenue had been opened, the Paleni house was at the center of a booming area.
A modernity that can also be seen in the appeal to the international style of decoration, combined however with the personal imprint given by the architect, Virginio Muzio and the commissioning family.
Built between 1902 and 1904, it is distinguished by the concrete workings that enliven its façade.
On the second floor note the curvilinear shape of the storefronts and especially the smaller openings above them, the neo-sixteenth-century putti in the frieze, and the bunches of grapes adorning the balcony.
On the upper floors carved cornices embellish the windows, and on the sides two pilasters with female heads and inscriptions frame the facade.
Art Nouveau elements mingle with reminders of the past and inscriptions in a unique composition.
Cement work was handled by the Paleni Company, which also made the sculptures for the facade of the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie at the end of the avenue.