Considered to be Vermont's first International Style house, the Pizzagalli House was built in 1939. It is named for Angelo Pizzagalli, who constructed the home in South Burlington for his family. It is based on a 1936 experimental house built by the Purdue Research Foundation in Lafayette, IN, and designed by architects Burnham Brothers and Hammond, Inc. of Chicago. The house is built of large, concrete blocks cast on-site by Pizzagalli and his sons. The exterior walls are clad with white stucco, and on the interior the house retains its original patterned asphalt tile floors, large ceramic tile fireplace, and natural woodwork.
After falling into disrepair, the home was purchased in 1985 by Remo Pizzagalli (son of Angelo) and completely rehabilitated under the supervision of local modernist architect Julian Goodrich.
