Palazzo Barone, Gothic Revival palace in Salerno, Italy

Palazzo Barone is a palace in Salerno built in the Neo-Gothic style between 1927 and 1928, on Via Benedetto Croce. Its base is clad in grey lead-coloured lava stone, with travertine-framed openings and a terrace bordered by paired columns topped with lions. The upper floors have bifora, trifora and quadrifora windows with twisted colonnettes and pointed arches in artificial stone imitating travertine.

The first project, signed by engineer Domenico Lorito, was approved on 24 June 1925, but disagreements led Antonio Barone to present a new design on 25 February 1927 by engineers Mario Siniscalchi and Luigi Mellucci with architect Matteo D'Agostino. Built in 1927–1928, it housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during Salerno Capitale, when Renato Prunas gathered Italian diplomats on the first floor.

The palace was built for a wealthy businessman and reflects the tastes of the local elite of its time. It shows how the upper class lived and what they valued in their homes and buildings.

Palazzo Barone stands on Via Benedetto Croce, on the elevated road toward Vietri sul Mare, above the port of Salerno. The building is a private residence and its interiors are not open to visitors; it is seen from the street. The site lies on a slope, with the compact lower floors at street level and the terrace and upper floors set back.

The building was designed by two local engineers and shows construction choices that were typical for structures of that region. The mix of style and location makes it a particular example of Italian architecture from that period.