It is located at 2630 16th Street Northwest, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood.[2] The building was originally constructed in 1917 as the Cuban embassy,[3] and served in that capacity until the United States severed relations with Cuba in 1961.[4] On July 1, 2015, US President Barack Obama announced the formal restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.[5] The building resumed its role as the Cuban Embassy on July 20, 2015.[6]