The earliest records of the building date back to 1609 when Giuseppe Maggi purchased a "plot of land with a nobleman's house" that is now known as Villa Maggi-Corvini.
Originally from Brescia, the Maggi family was one of the oldest in Parabiago. The family was at its most influential during the first half of the 18th century, although the last descendants of the family have now died.
Today, visitors can still see the family coat of arms bearing a lion rampant sculptured over the entrance to the Villa in via Santa Maria. The Maggi family, who spent time at both their Milan and Parabiago residences, remained the proprietors of the Villa until 1866 (except from 1846 to 1858 when it was owned by Francesco Boldetti) during which time the family extended and made alterations to the original building.
The property was then acquired by the Prandoni family, then the Lainati family and in 1899, it was purchased by the landscape artist Giovanni Corvini. The latter renovated the north-west wing and built the so-called "room of columns" which was used as an art gallery. He added a number of classic decorations, such as the family coat of arms depicting a crow. In 1941, the Villa and grounds were purchased by Ida Lampugnani Gaio and in 1975, it was bought by the town council.
Villa Corvini and its grounds are protected by Law n. 1089 of 1936 and by decree of 7 April 1973, in which the reasons for the protection order are thus described: "A significant 18th century building built around a courtyard and with two sides overlooking a garden full of trees. The elegant façades of the main two-storey building feature windows set off by simple mouldings. The side overlooking the road features an entrance portal and above it there are windows and small balconies with exquisitely decorated wrought-iron railings. The entrance porch leads to the vast portico with couple columns and vaults with stucco-work and frescoes. Under the eaves there is a projecting fascia. The side of the building facing the garden also has Romantic features. Inside, there are decorated lacunars."