Palazzo Guidotti

The first structure dates to the 14th century, and then in the 16th it underwent an expansion that however did not result in the completion of the building. No further changes would take place until the age of the grands travaux, led by the engineer Coriolano Monti after the unification of Italy.
The widening of Borgo Sàlamo brought about the demolition of a portico, while the opening of Piazza Cavour was reason for the erection of a new porticoed façade in harmony with what was being built around it and with the city’s character. The latter was fully respected by the Perugia-born engineer, whom the Guidotti family, exceptionally, probably put in charge of the works on their palazzo.
Several capitals from the earlier building were saved and integrated into the new structure that can be seen on Via Farini. Effigies of the engineer and of members of the client family (Annibale and his father Francesco) appear on neo-16th century capitals by Augusto Viallet, overlooking the square.