Palazzo Barrago, elegant liberty-style townhouse in the center of Cagliari, owes its name to its last owner. The building was actually built, between 1913 and 1915, by the Ligurian entrepreneur Agostino Casaccia who established on the island, where he stayed until 1923, a business probably linked to the wine sector. In 1941 the townhouse was purchased by Francesco Barrago and in 1974 the Ministry of Public Education declared its historical and artistic interest. In 1989 it was registered among state property and designated as the headquarters of the Archival Superintendency for Sardinia, which moved there in 1996, after the completion of a long restoration intervention. The construction, rectangular in plan, consists of a raised ground floor and a first floor; it features valuable terracotta decorations on the facades, an elegant wrought iron staircase inside and, on the walls and ceilings, delicate pear-themed paintings.
Information about Palazzo Barrago
Via Marche, 15-17,
09127 Cagliari (Cagliari)
070 401620
sa-sar@beniculturali.it
Source: MIBACT
