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Grosvenor SquareGrosvenor Square (pronounced "Grovenor Square") is a prestigious London address long associated with the United States, located in Mayfair, an upscale neighborhood near Buckingham Palace. It is the location of the American Embassy and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. The embassy chancery building at 1 Grosvenor Square is a large and architectually significant modern design by Eero Saarinen, completed in 1960. It is however a controversial insertion into a mainly Georgian and neo-Georgian district of London. Grosvenor Square is the traditional home of the official American presence in London since John Adams established the first American mission to the Court of St. James in 1785. In World War II General Eisenhower established an HQ at 20 Grosvenor Square, which is why some still refer to it as "Eisenhower Platz" even to this day. The US Navy continues to use this same building as its headquarters for Europe and West Africa. The Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, owns most of the area around his namesake square and rents the naval headquarters building to the United States for one hundred pounds per year. The official residence is a short distance away in Regent's Park. Occupying 12 acres in central London, the ambassador's Winfield House is considered one of the finest nonroyal residences in the capital. The residence in Regent's Park and the chancery building on Grosvenor Square are the most notable examples of the US government presence in London.
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