Can Modolell was a fortified house with a defense tower against pirates, built in the 16th century. This tower is one of the most prominent elements of the building, which was renovated in a modernist-neogothic style in 1892.
They took advantage of the structure of the old tower, on the first floor of which the chapel was built, as well as the annex buildings on both sides. In one of these buildings, where the corner balcony is, the winter dining room was installed, equipped with a beautiful neo-Gothic chimney made of carved wood, the work of J. Azemar and J. Riera from 1893. Today they are the office of the mayor and his secretary. The Modolells' summer dining room was installed on the back side, it has glazed ceramic windows and overlooks the balcony over the garden.
Magdalena Modolell Gardens are bounded by the façades of the Can Modolell building, Jaume Abril, Sol and Àngel Guimerà streets and by the façades of the Carrer de la Farina and Ca n'Escuder.
The garden staircase is quite interesting, with balustrade and moulded and stained glass windows.
Due to an oil painting from the end of the 19th century - the work of a Nogués married to a Modolell (owners of the house at the time), it is known that the construction consisted of two bodies separated by the tower. The one on the right has a semicircular arch at the portal (perhaps 17th century) and two floors; the one on the left was a large house with three floors in the 19th century. This structure was used when carrying out the important neo-Gothic refurbishment, which is what gives the building its current appearance, dated according to the moulded lintel of the side balcony in 1892.
