Square 33
- 1 - S. Maria Novella Par. Mon.
- 2 - Capitolo di S. Vincenzo Con.
- 3 - Pal. Cerretani
Chapel and Par. Ch. from 12th cent. New Dominican church begun 1279. Interior refurbished by Vasari 1560s. [70 R 1551, 76 1632] B96 M/R 68 Paatz III:663 Pza S. M. Novella.
14th cent? Tertiary Dominican nuns; closed 1622? [11 R 1551] Paatz V:407. V. Gualfonda No longer exists.
A 15th. cent? palace of the Lucalberti, bought 1555 by the Baglioni (military commander of Cosimo I during the Sienese War); later sold to Niccolo Cerretani in 1625. The Cerretani were senators under the duchy. G-L 40 Pza Nuova di S. Maria Novella (Pza dell'Unita 1).
Streets, Parishes, Notes:
"Quarter: S. Maria Novella, Parish: S. Maria Novella, Streets: Piazza S. Maria Novella {p}, Piazza Nuova S. Maria Novella {p}, V Gualfonda {p}. Square 33 had a moderate number of households, few shops, some patricians, some households with servants, some households w/o surnames, and some households headed by widows. This square was much changed by the building of the new central railroad station in the 1930s."