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Department of State's culturally significant places honored in the Secretary's Register. Many of these are currently used as the embassy or residence of the United States ambassadors to their respective countries.
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270:Seoul Old American Legation Site, Seoul
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130:Ambassador's Summer Residence, Baguio
342:National Register of Historic Places
205:Former Consulate General, Alexandria
190:Consul General Residence, Strasbourg
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110:Ambassador's Residence, Helsinki
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150:Bratislava Chancery, Bratislava
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230:New Delhi Chancery, New Delhi
185:Consulate General, Strasbourg
145:Blair House, Washington, D.C.
125:Ambassador's Residence, Tokyo
105:Ambassador's Residence, Hanoi
95:Culturally Significant Places
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200:Florence Consulate, Florence
180:Consulate General, Barcelona
115:Ambassador's Residence, Lima
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215:HĂ´tel de Talleyrand, Paris
155:Budapest Chancery, Budapest
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135:American Cemetery, Tripoli
300:Villa Mirador, Casablanca
295:Villa Ă…kerlund, Stockholm
265:Schoenborn Palace, Prague
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255:Roosevelt House, Curaçao
175:Consular Academy, Vienna
20:Winfield House in London
305:Villa Montfeld, Algiers
285:Tirana Chancery, Tirana
240:Palazzo Corpi, Istanbul
225:Manila Chancery, Manila
220:HĂ´tel Rothschild, Paris
195:Dublin Chancery, Dublin
140:Athens Chancery, Athens
325:Winfield House, London
315:Villa Petschek, Prague
165:Carlucci House, Lisbon
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320:Villa Taverna, Rome
275:Spaso House, Moscow
81:Archaeological site
28:Villa Otium in Oslo
245:Palazzo Margherita
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