Register of Culturally Significant Property

Winfield House in London

Villa Otium in Oslo

The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property is the United States Department of State's registry of properties that are owned or leased by the Department and have particular cultural or historical significance.

The State Department owns or has under long-term lease over 3,500 properties at 265 posts worldwide. Among these are buildings that are historically, architecturally, or culturally significant. Building types include chanceries, residences, office buildings, staff apartments, a gardener's house, and a guesthouse. The Department also has a significant collection of fine and decorative arts in its inventory.

These seven criteria were used to evaluate properties for listing by the Secretary of State in the register:

Designation or acknowledgment by a government as a significant property
Part of the United States' overseas heritage
Association with a significant historical event or person
Important architecture and/or by an important architect
Distinctive theme or assembly
Unique object or visual feature
Archaeological site

The Secretary's Register is similar to the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. The Register is an important initiative to commemorate the significant international heritage of the United States and to promote and preserve American history and architecture.

Culturally Significant Places

The following is a list of the Register's significant buildings. Many of these are currently used as the embassy or residence of the United States Ambassador to their respective countries.

Chancery of the Embassy of the United States in Manila, Manila
Winfield House, London
Schoenborn Palace, Prague
Palazzo Margherita, Rome
Twin Villas, Rome
Seoul Old American Legation, Seoul
Hôtel de Talleyrand, Paris
Hôtel Rothschild, Paris
Tangier Old Legation, Tangier
Ambassador’s Residence, Tokyo
Palacio Bosch, Buenos Aires
Ambassador's Residence, Hanoi
Villa Otium, Oslo
New Delhi Chancery, New Delhi
Tirana Embassy, Tirana
American Center, Alexandria
Athens Chancery, Athens
Truman Hall, Brussels
Byne House, Madrid
Villa Petschek, Prague

Source

US Department of State brochure on Culturally Significant Property, 2010 (PDF)

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Register of Culturally Significant Property