This building was constructed in the nineteenth century based on a design by the architect Antonio Caregaro Negrin.
A renowned architect who was very popular at the time, he was commissioned in 1853 by the noble Fraccaroli and his wife Verlato to build a palace, which was to have three floors, numerous windows, various turrets, and should stand out for elegance and magnificence.
Information and its history come to a halt in the second half of the nineteenth century, as does the desire of the former owners to complete this residence, which would have certainly been unconventional and extremely precious. The reasons for not continuing the work are probably due to a relocation of the family because of the plague epidemic, or from work activities far away, or from a likely resolving marriage caused by the imminent arrival of a child.
The palace was never completed, and its state of abandonment has led to the building commonly being referred to in popular tradition as the “Castle of Spirits.”
If you observe the facade of Palazzino Fraccaroli, you can easily notice some stone brackets held up by statues with diabolical features in the central part of the facade, just above the arches of the three doors. These grotesque figures are nothing more than simple buttresses, although according to legend, they were placed at certain points of the construction to keep negative energies away from the house and its inhabitants.
Palazzino Fraccaroli is currently privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside.
