Particular mention should be made of Leonardo, archbishop of Benevento and author of poems,[1] and his brother Ambrogio, archiater at the court of Ludovico il Moro, to whom a chapel in San Pietro in Gessate is dedicated.

Among the building's many vicissitudes, in the 19th century it was the site of the Albergo Gran Parigi, terminus of the stagecoach (carriage) to Pavia.

The portico, on three sides, consists of arches (architecture) in terracotta, supported by granite columns with composite capitals.

The coat of arms of the house with the gryphon rampant is repeated on the limestone capitals within horse head shields.

The decoration is completed by stone roundels included between the arches, depicting profiles of emperors and personages of antiquity, and by the unusual full-round heads inserted in the corners.