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( August 2011 ) Winfield House Winfield House 1936 General information Architectural style Neo-Georgian Location Regent 's Park London, England, United Kingdom Coordinates 51 ° 31 ′ 51 '' N 0 ° 09 ′ 52 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5308 ° N 0.1644 ° W ﻿ / 51.5308 ; - 0.1644 Coordinates : 51 ° 31 ′ 51 '' N 0 ° 09 ′ 52 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5308 ° N 0.1644 ° W ﻿ / 51.5308 ; - 0.1644 Current tenants United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and family ( since 1955 ) Construction started 20th century Completed 20th century Owner United States government Design and construction Architect Leonard Rome Guthrie Architecture firm Wimperis, Simpson and Guthrie Winfield House is a mansion set in 12 acres ( 4.9 ha ) of grounds in Regent 's Park, the second largest private garden in central London, after that of Buckingham Palace. Since 1955, it has been the official residence of the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James 's. It is Grade II listed as an `` exceptional ambassador 's residence and as a notable Neo-Georgian town house containing numerous features of note. '' Contents 1 Property before Winfield House 2 1930s to 1955 3 Ambassador 's official residence 4 Architectural features 4.1 Exterior 4.2 Interior 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Property before Winfield house The first house on the site was Hertford Villa, the largest of the eight originally built in the park as part of John Nash 's development scheme. The actual house was designed by Decimus Burton for the notorious Regency rake, Francis Seymour - Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford, who used it for orgies. Later the Georgian villa was known as St Dunstan 's, because of the distinctive clock that hung in front of it, purchased by the art collecting Marquess when material from St Dunstan - in - the - West was auctioned off in 1829 -- 30 prior to the church 's demolition. Later occupants included newspaper proprietor Lord Rothermere and the American financier Otto Hermann Kahn. Kahn lent it during World War I to a new charity for blinded servicemen, which took the name of St Dunstan 's. Later, Rothemere returned the clock to the new St. Dunstan 's in the Strand to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V. The villa was damaged by fire in 1936 and was subsequently purchased by the American heiress Barbara Hutton, who demolished it. 1930s to 1955 In 1936, Hutton had a mansion built in the Neo-Georgian style, designed by Leonard Rome Guthrie of the English architectural practice Wimperis, Simpson and Guthrie. It was at first known by the name of its predecessor, but Lord Fraser of Lonsdale, head of the charity, approached Hutton, explaining that the similarity in the name and location of her house and his organisation ( still with an office in Regent 's Park ) caused confusion, and asking that she give up the historical name. She agreed to the request and chose a new name, derived from her grandfather Frank Winfield Woolworth, who had an estate, Winfield Hall, in Glen Cove, New York. ( In 2012 the charity changed its name to Blind Veterans UK. ) Hutton 's only child, Lance Reventlow, was born in Winfield House. During World War II, the house was used by a Royal Air Force 906 barrage balloon unit and as an officer 's club. It was visited during the war by film actor Cary Grant, who was married to the owner at the time. After the war, Hutton sold the house to the American government for one dollar. In the early 1950s, the building was used as the London officers ' club for the U.S. Third Air Force. Ambassador 's official residence After extensive alterations, Winfield House became the ambassador 's official residence in 1955. The previous residence at 14 Prince 's Gate having been deemed inadequately secure. 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. Architectural features Exterior 13 bay entrance front with projecting three - bay ends flanking additional single storey entrance extension with central door flanked by Doric columns carrying a segment - topped parapet, containing a relief of the Great Seal of the United States Continuous heavy stone cornice on all sides, angle quoins to all corners French windows with mullions and transoms to ground floor of each front 6 over 9 pane sash windows to first floor elevations 6 over 6 pane dormer windows to attic storey. Interior Entrance hall with neo-Adam plasterwork Reception hall entered via screen of paired fluted Doric columns Pilasters with Doric entablatures, pedimented doorcases to walls Green or Garden Room hung with Chinese wallpaper ( originally from Townley Castle, County Louth, Ireland with Rococo carved chimneypiece Second drawing room with 18th - century French boiseries and marble chimneypiece Family dining room with English 18th - century - style panelling State dining room with fine 18th - century French Rococo overdoor reliefs alongside later plasterwork Staircase ( altered 1969 ) with balustrade of wrought iron with lyre decoration and plaster ceiling top landing with screen of columns. First - floor rooms, including bedroom ( originally Hutton 's own, now called the Hutton Room ) with painted Etruscan decoration and a French marble chimney - piece with columns ; several panelled bedrooms Intact marble - lined bathrooms from Hutton 's day. Neo-Georgian wrought iron stairs with scrolled decoration and brass hand - rail to attic floor, on which numerous 1930s features ( but not a mural ) survive from the former nursery suite. See also Architecture portal London portal Government of the United States portal List of structures in London Shadow Lawn, mansion of Hubert T. Parsons, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company United Kingdom -- United States relations U.S. Embassy, London Deerfield Residence ( Dublin ), residence of the US ambassador to Ireland References ^ Jump up to : ( 1 ) National Heritage List entry ^ Jump up to : Stourton. Page 153. Jump up ^ Godwin, George ; John Britton ( 1829 ). The Churches of London. London. Jump up ^ My Story of St Dunstan 's ( 1961 ) by Lord Fraser of Lonsdale Jump up ^ p. 361 My Story of St Dunstan 's ( 1961 ) by Lord Fraser of Lonsdale Bibliography Stourton, James ( 2012 ). Great Houses of London ( Hardback ) format = requires url = ( help ). London : Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7112 - 3366 - 9. Tuttle, Maria ; Binney, Marcus ( 2008 ). Winfield House ( Hardback ) format = requires url = ( help ). London : Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978 - 0500976784. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winfield House. `` Winfield House ''. U.S. Embassy, London. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Winfield House ( Hertford Villa, St Dunstan 's ) in the DeCamillo Companion. United States Ambassador 's Official Residence Bosch Palace ( Argentina ) Lornado ( Canada ) Hôtel de Pontalba ( France ) Deerfield Residence ( Ireland ) Spaso House ( Russia ) Quincy House ( Saudi Arabia ) Winfield House ( United Kingdom ) F.W. Woolworth Company -- Foot Locker Company F.W. 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