Palazzo del viceconte, 17th-century palace in Cerreto Sannita, Italy

Palazzo del viceconte is a 17th-century palace built after the 1688 earthquake at the crossing of Corso Marzio Carafa and Via Nicotera. Its main facade, restored in 2008, has plaster decorations and a portal framed by diamond-pointed rustication, possibly from ancient Cerreto. The upper-floor windows were later replaced by stone balconies, and the garden facade has a terrace supported by two tall arches of stone and grey tuff.

A cloth merchant named Nicola Mendillo built the residence after the 1688 earthquake destroyed much of Cerreto. It later became the official residence for the viceconte under the Carafa family's administration.

The building's name comes from its use in the first half of the 18th century, when the Carafa counts granted it to the viceconte, the feudal lord's representative who held police powers. One of the harshest, Tommaso Casselli, gave audience in an upper-floor room next to the salon. In 1737 he led 120 soldiers from here against a citizens' assembly.

The palace stands at the junction of Corso Marzio Carafa and Via Nicotera, with its main facade facing the Corso Giuseppe D'Andrea, the town's main street. The entrance portal opens into a raised androne set above street level, and the garden side is reached by a terrace carried on two tall arches of stone and grey tuff.

The southern section of this residence remains unfinished from the 18th century, a result of the Mendillo family's decision to relocate to another estate. This incomplete portion is still visible today and reveals how the family's choices shaped the building's final form.