Ɵ AN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S LODGE, PHOENIX PARK, DUBLINPencil, ink and watercolourInscribed to the front 'Plan of the Chief Secretary's House in the Phoenix Park'42cm x 54cm, unframed; and a smaller plan of the second floor (2)Catalogue Note:Now known as the Deerfield Residence, the home of the American Ambassador to Dublin, the house was begun in 1774 as the residence for Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Baron Blaquiere, then Chief Secretary for Ireland and taken over to become the Chief Secretary's Dublin residence in the late 18th century. Extensive renovations to the house and property were made by the U.S. Government in 1952. In the 1970s, the grounds were christened the name Deerfield by the wife of a United States ambassador on account of the number of deer who roam in the open parkland around the mansion. Condition Report Folded and some damage to the edges and general browning of the paper