What is Deerfield Residence?
[[File:American Ambassador's Residence Dublin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|US Ambassador's Residence, Dublin]] The '''Chief Secretary's Lodge''' is a house in the [[Phoenix Park]], [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. It is also called ''Deerfield House'' or the ''U.S. Ambassador's Residence''. It is used as the home for the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. The size of the property and the land around it is about {{convert|62|acres|ha}}. It also includes three cottages and a gate lodge. The building was completed in 1776. It was built by Col. John Blaquiere, [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] of the British government. He was also the [[bailiff]] of the Phoenix Park. It was used as the house for the Chief Secretary until 1922, when the [[Irish Free State]] was formed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/index/embassy-news/ambassador/ambassadors-residence2.html |title=Embassy of the United States - Ambassador's Residence |access-date=2011-06-08 |archive-date=2010-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814130825/http://dublin.usembassy.gov/index/embassy-news/ambassador/ambassadors-residence2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1927, the American government started to use the building for the embassy and as house for the ambassador to Ireland. Later the embassy was moved out. In 1952, the American government improved the house and lands around it. ==References== <references/> ==Other websites== * [https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/03/10/realestate/0310-dublin-slideshow_index.html New York Times has pictures of the inside of the building] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Dublin]]