Macdonald House

Macdonald House is a seven-storey building in Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London that is part of the High Commission of Canada in London. Macdonald House hosts the trade and administrative sections of the High Commission, as well as the High Commissioner's official residence, while the cultural and consular functions are carried out from Canada House in Trafalgar Square. Previously, Macdonald House was the home of the American Embassy in London. In 1936 the former buildings on this site were demolished as part of a redevelopment scheme led by the Duke of Westminster. The current building occupies numbers 1 to 3 on the eastern side of the square. The American embassy moved into the building in 1938. The current US embassy, also in...