The townhouse was originally built as a family home, but has undergone adaptive reuse several times to fit the changing needs of the local population.

[3] Palazzo Nasciaro was built on a strategic hill overlooking the three villages of Malta region consisting of Attard, Balzan and Lija.

[5] Palazzo Nasciaro was built during the Order of St. John and designed by architect Francesco Sammut (born.

This position was held as a form of administrative area not just of Naxxar but of the surroundings that at the time extended till St. Paul's Bay.

In Naxxar the residents were mainly noble families, pro-Italian and for this reason even referred to the Lieutenant in Italian.

Palazzo Nasciaro addressed a social need in Naxxar; a secondary school was built a throw-stone away, in the same street, within the former gardens of the palace.

[2][3][8][9] Elisa Scicluna was given a transfer as a headmistress from Msida to Naxxar in 1904, in order to open this public school.

For safety measures several war time shelters have been built mainly near the cities within the fortifications of the Order of St. John.

[2][3] The "Air Raid" plaque, that was displayed at the entrance of Palazzo Nasciaro, is today to be found at the Malta at War Museum.

[15] The owner has developed a studio apartment on the first floor at the back of the house and added an indoor swimming pool.

[16] The original upper part of the balcony that was made of timber, which existed on the front façade, is not scheduled to be rebuilt.

[3] The façade was initially designed by Franceso Sammut but was then redesigned by his son Giovanni as a gift of love to his wife.

Matching but newly designed terrace columns were fixed to the decor after renovation instead of the former iron bars.

[9] It was the Lieutenant that knowing that there was lack of recreative areas in the surroundings he decided to make use of the gardens by opening them to the public.

In the courtyard there are some plantations such as Cestrum nocturnum and Star Jasmine giving the palace a romantic appearance day and night.

[5] The townhouse, at 31 Triq il-Kbira, is listed as a grade 2 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA).