Quinta de Olivos

official residence of the President of Argentina

The Presidential Quinta de Olivos, also called Quinta de Olivos, is the main official residence of the President of Argentina. It occupies a 30-hectare property located in the town of Olivos, Vicente López, in the northern area of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, 3.2 kilometers (5-6 minutes by car) from its closest access to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Quinta presidencial de Olivos
The main building (Presidential residence) c. 1990
Quinta de Olivos is located in Greater Buenos Aires
Quinta de Olivos
Location in Greater Buenos Aires
General information
Architectural styleEclecticism (Neogothic and Baroque)
Town or cityOlivos, Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Coordinates34°30′54″S 58°28′59″W / 34.51500°S 58.48306°W / -34.51500; -58.48306
Construction started1854
ClientMiguel de Azcuénaga
Technical details
Size32 hectares (79 acres) (estate)
Design and construction
ArchitectPrilidiano Pueyrredón

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The construction of the presidential house was carried out in 1854 by Prilidiano Pueyrredón, a member of one of the patrician families of San Isidro, and son of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón. Sixteen presidential families, including the current one, have lived in Olivos for the last 60 years. Juan Domingo Perón was the only president who died there on July 1, 1974.

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34°30′54″S 58°28′59″W / 34.51500°S 58.48306°W / -34.51500; -58.48306