Ambassador's Official Residence
After extensive alterations, Winfield House became the ambassador's official residence in 1955. The first ambassador in residence was Winthrop Aldrich; others include Walter Annenberg, Anne Armstrong, and John Hay Whitney. The house has been visited by Queen Elizabeth II, several U.S. presidents and many distinguished guests.
The house is listed on the U.S. Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property, which denotes properties owned by the U.S. State Department with particular cultural or historical significance.
The interiors have undergone extensive alterations at several points, including 1969 by William Haines, decorator and former silent film star.
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