The Villa, which is among the most important examples of the range of Liberty period buildings constructed in Lucca, was realized by the architect Giovan Lelio Menesini for the Martini family in 1911. This was a particularly fervent building period in the area of Sarzanese road at S.Anna which had just been directly connected to the city centre following the opening of the new Vittorio Emanuele IInd gateway in the city walls.
Between the time of its construction and the present day, there have been neither significant changes to the external appearance of the villa nor significant modifications to its interior. Therefore, the villa still appears the same today as it did when it was designed.
(source: Lorenza Caprotti - Centro Studi Cultura Liberty e Déco)