Situated in Piazza Petigax, a short distance from the Valdois Evangelical church, in the Middle Ages this building belonged to the Malluquin family, for whom evidence exists in Courmayeur since the 13th century.
The dwelling is first mentioned in 1351 in a deed of consignment of the castles: at the time of the General Audiences, when the Count of Savoy met feudal lords and the population, the local owners of fortified dwellings consigned their homes to the count’s emissaries, who took custody of them for the entire period in which they remained in the valley, establishing a small garrison. This ritual, known as the “redditio castrorum” (literally the “consignment of the castles”) was also performed by “Hugonetus Maluquini de Curia Majori”, Hugonet Malluquin of Courmayeur.
In the 14th century, the tower became property of the D’Avise family, and remained to them until the 18th century.
Currently the tower is seat of exhibitions of various kind.
The square-plan building consists of seven low storeys divided by wood floors. The entrance to the ground floor is recent, while the original entrance on the opposite side, approximately eight metres above the ground, has an architrave above it with a round discharging arch.