The ancient building faces the main square of the village (Piazza della Repubblica, formerly dedicated to Umberto I), along the northern side. The small building is characterized by simple rectangular window openings in sandstone, following a typical architectural style found in lesser podestà buildings in Tuscany, beginning in the 16th century (for example, the one in Galluzzo, near Florence).
What is of greatest interest is the beautiful series of coats of arms, placed by the various podestàs who held office every six months throughout the centuries. All dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, some are bas-reliefs in sandstone (such as those of Bernardo di Piero Balduini, from 1523; Alessandro di Cosimo Bartoli, from 1558/1559; Bartolomeo Baldovinetti, also from the 16th century; Mariano Franceschi, from 1602/1603; Rosselmino, from 1763), others are polychrome glazed terracotta (such as those of Matteo di Bartolomeo Coppini, from 1524; Cristoforo di Bartolomeo Baldovinetti, from 1526/1527; the Figline family, originating from Figline in Valdelsa), and others are frescoes (some of which are visible inside the current ground-floor bar).
