History
The fact that we can continue to admire the original medieval layout between the streets Via de’ Toschi, Via de’ Foscherari, Via Marchesana, Via Clavature and the Portico della morte, can be attributed to the effort made not to destroy the urbanization of this area despite the various attempts to do so in the early 1800s.
In 1926 Giulio Ulisse Arata, an architect from Piacenza, was the instigator of a "Neo-Medieval" style renovation on some details of the 15th and 16th century structures of Casa Mainetti – Sanmarchi and Palazzo Salimbeni.
The architectural features of the building include the "mensola di macigno" (dating back to the 16th century) which still dominates the corner between Via Marchesana and Via de' Foscherari.
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