On the capital of the private entrance to the Locanda, (which was formerly the main entrance to the building) you may read that in 1834  Domenico Mascia (D.M. 1834)  constructed the  present building in stone and bricks. Presumably this was built on top of an ancient construction located between the two entrances to the city with a big garden which is now the parvise of the church of San Leonardo.

Domenico Mascia, who had studied medicine, was kidnapped by bandits in 1860 and was later freed after ransom  had been paid.

His greatgrandson Luca Colasanto has dedicated a splendid stained glass window to him. It was made by the famous master Guarnieri in Rome, and it can be admired inside the restaurant of the Locanda.
At the beginning of the 1900s the Mascia family left  the village of Baselice to move to the United States where some of the descendents are still living. Back in Italy, Elena Mascia married Michelino Colasanto, also from Baselice. After she became a widow, Elena moved to Rome where Luca Colasanto grew up and  still lives and works. However he still feels strong ties to his birthplace, and that’s why he decided to restore the old family mansion. After a long and accurate process of renovation, The Locanda Antico Sannio could be started.

In the surrounding countryside the family grows olives and grapes producing olive oil and wine.