 Between 1817 and 1819 the architect Antonio Niccolini reconstructed the building and the surrounding gardens, landscaping in an free, "English"-style The director of the Botanical Gardens, Friedrich Dehnhardt, planted oaks, pines, palms, cypresses and a large selection of flowers in the gardens.The neoclassical residence and surrounding gardens were built between 1817-19.The Villa since 1931 has housed the National Museum of Ceramics, Naples, also called the 
Museo Duca di Martina.