Chief Secretary's Lodge

The Chief Secretary's Lodge known since the 1970s as Deerfield, is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland. The Lodge is an 18th century building in the centre of the Phoenix Park in Dublin. It was originally built by Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere then Chief Secretary for Ireland and taken over to become the Chief Secretary's Dublin residence in the late 18th century. Until the abolition of the post in 1922 it served as the official residence in Dublin of the Chief Secretary, the second-in-command in the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's administration. The Chief Secretary played a role akin to a prime minister in the administration. Following the establishment of the Irish Free State a number of...