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Online Gazetteer of Sixteenth Century Florence

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Square 39

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  • 1 - S. Croce Mon.

    • 1221 Basilica with Franciscan friars; new church begun 1294; interior refurbished by Vasari 1560s. [64 R 1551, 61 1632]. B30 M/R 25 Paatz I:497 Pza S. Croce.

  • 2 - Pal. Berlinghieri-Pepi

    • 15th cent. house of the Berlinghieri who died out; 16th cent. sgraffiti in the courtyard. Bought by Francesco di Ruberto Pepi 1653. Limb. 550 V. dei Pepi 7.

  • 3 - Pal. Buonarroti

    • House bought by Michelangelo 1508; adjoining houses later acquired; a nepehew Leonardo and his son another Leonardo (b. 1568) joined them into one palazzo ca. 1612. G-L 85 V. Ghibellina 70.

Streets, Parishes, Notes:

"Quarter: S. Croce, Parishes: S. Piero Maggiore, S. Simone, Streets: Piazza S. Croce {p}, V dei Bonfanti (V de Pepi {p}), V della Fogna (V da Verrazzno) {p}, V delle Pinzochiere, V Ghibellina {p}. Square 39 had a moderate number of households, few shops, many patricians, many households with servants, some households w/o surnames, and many households headed by widows. "

Photo courtesy Musei Comunali Firenze.
map of square 39