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10 Downing Street
Front entrance of 10 Downing Street
Location in Westminster
General information
Architectural style	Georgian
Town or city	City of Westminster London, SW1
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′12″N 0°07′39″W / 51.5033°N 0.1275°W / 51.5033; -0.1275
Current tenants	First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) Downing Street Director of Communications Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Construction started	1682; 342 years ago (1682)
Completed	1684; 340 years ago (1684)
Design and construction
Architect	Kenton Couse
Website
gov.uk
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	10, Downing Street SW1
Designated	14 January 1970
Reference no.	1210759[1]

10 Downing Street is the address of the London residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The residence was presented by George II in 1733 to Robert Walpole, the first official Prime Minister of the country.

It is in Downing Street in the City of Westminster. The house is over 300 years old and has about 100 rooms.^[2]

The house is close to St James's Park, Buckingham Palace, and the Palace of Westminster (which is the meeting place of both houses of Parliament).

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