▁centuries ▁of ▁fighting ▁by ▁cond ott ieri ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁com unes , ▁became ▁less ▁def ens ible . ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁ra ids ▁of ▁John ▁Haw k wood , ▁cond ott iero ▁of ▁Florence . ▁All ▁that ▁remains ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁is ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁def ensive ▁to wers . ▁In ▁the ▁bas ement ▁are ▁remains ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁walls . ▁▁ ▁A ▁new ▁villa , ▁tall ▁and ▁impos ing , ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁by ▁P and ol fo ▁Pet ru c ci . ▁The ▁design ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁Bald ass ar re ▁Per uz zi , ▁perhaps ▁on ▁a ▁similarity ▁of ▁the ▁elev ated ▁base ▁to ▁Villa ▁F arn ese ▁in ▁Cap rar ola . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁villa ▁had ▁extensive ▁formal ▁gard ens . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 2 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Florence , ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁March ese ▁di ▁Mar ign ano ▁bes ie ged ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁villa , ▁killing ▁most ▁of ▁those ▁taking ▁refuge ▁in ▁its ▁walls . ▁ ▁The ▁villa ▁became ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁Pic col omini ▁of ▁S ien a ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁An ▁invent ory ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁noted ▁the ▁property ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Tol ome i ▁family , ▁and ▁also ▁noted ▁four ▁can v ases ▁by