The building which follows the neo-Roman style, has the main facade divided symmetrically in the center by the high tower which indicates access to the main entrance. The windows act as a contrast thanks to the skilful use of different materials (white travertine and red fired bricks), between the base part and the upper floors. The façades present a linear simplicity and two marble statues placed next to the high littoria tower, the work of the Palermo sculptor Nino Geraci. On the back, overlooking the Scaldaferro valley, incredibly dominating towards northern Sicily, 4 eagles on the crown by the local artist Giuseppe Morgana.
Inside, some offices such as those of the chief engineer and the deputy general secretary have stuccoed ceilings in light colors, linear frames and, sometimes, geometric elements. The reception rooms have floral motifs at the corners or near the light points, with fabric upholstery, generally damask, or paper decorated with acanthus leaves or intertwined fruit foliage. Furnishing accessories such as lamps, chairs, armchairs, desks or external doors and windows are often original.
LA CCIAA
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Enna is part of the urban project signed by Salvatore Caronia which radically transformed the appearance and structure of the ancient square. For the construction of this new center of political representation and power, represented by the Prefecture, the Government Palace, the Palace of the Council of Corporate Economy and the Bank of Italy, the convent of San Marco was demolished and the Grimaldi Geracello palace was modified , while the I.N.C.I.S. building was spared. just built to provide comfortable housing for the bureaucrats of the new province. The Grimaldi Geracello palace was modified by eliminating the parts that are located near the space that would have been used to create the square, and the remodeled façade was covered with decorations that recalled those of the Government Palace, even if to a careful eye it appears the inconsistencies and the presence of staggered levels are still evident today.
The Palace of the Corporate Economy Council, now Chamber of Commerce, has the external surfaces covered on the four fronts with a basalt band above which the Sabucina stone is placed while the decorations are in polished Billiemi stone. The main facade is symmetrically divided by the module of five windows which is repeated on all four sides and near the openings semi-columns emerge which from the base reach the balustrade which once supported the writing, visible due to the halo remaining on the facade , “Provincial Council of Corporations”. In addition to the writing, the coats of arms and tombstones with fascist symbolism were eliminated, while an ear of wheat remains on the entrance portal and the fasces on the sides (without the axes) and the decorations depicting the commercial and artisanal activities that are repeated on each front. Internally, very little remains of the original furnishings, it has been restored and preserved especially in some rooms such as the Conference Room or in some offices.
LA BANCA D’ITALIA
Designed by Eng. Rocco Giglio, on the area already chosen by Caronia Roberti's design, was completed in 1939 and inaugurated on 25 January 1940. The building intended for bank offices in the lower part and for service accommodation in the upper part is surrounded all around by 'high plinth in white travertine tapered upwards and covered in red bricks on the mezzanine floor with the central part, the jambs and the crowning in travertine.
Behind the Bank of Italy building there is still a vast garden, originally intended to house the Casa del Fascio, designed in broad terms by Caronia Roberti and also equipped with a monumental tower but never built due to the onset of the war. The garden was the subject of an archaeological investigation which made it possible to find classical evidence which awaits further investigation.