▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sant ' Ag ata ▁in ▁the ▁comune ▁of ▁Vill an ova ▁sull ' Ar da ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁province ▁of ▁P iac enza ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Le ▁Ron cole , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bus set o ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁bu ying ▁the ▁estate ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and , ▁after ▁various ▁stops ▁and ▁starts , ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁his ▁parents , ▁but , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁his ▁father ▁returned ▁to ▁Bus set o . ▁Ver di ▁and ▁Gi use pp ina ▁Stre pp oni , ▁the ▁opera ▁singer ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁lived ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁marriage , ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Villa ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Ver di ▁extended ▁the ▁original ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁by ▁adding ▁two ▁wings ▁with ▁terra ces ▁to ▁the ▁front , ▁plus ▁green h ouses , ▁a ▁chap el , ▁and ▁gar ages ▁for ▁coach es ▁in ▁the ▁rear . ▁Also , ▁much ▁of ▁both ▁Stre pp oni ' s ▁and ▁Ver di ' s ▁time ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁with