[4] The building was designed in a Neocolonial style, featuring a replica travertine marble gate of the Palacio de Torre Tagle on its entrance, as well as on the second floor.

[4] The building, located next to a replica of The Three Graces at the fifth block of Arequipa Avenue, and across the street from Washington Square, currently serves as the residence of the U.S.

[10] The embassy was moved from its location near the Civic Center to the Monterrico suburbs due to the internal conflict in Peru, as buildings affiliated with the United States were targeted by the terrorist group Shining Path on several occasions,[11] as well as by the MRTA.

[14] The current building was built in the Monterrico residential area of Santiago de Surco, in or around what was formerly part of the grounds belonging to the La Encalada hacienda.

[11] In 2002, two security guards of the embassy were among the dead when a car bomb exploded in the El Polo shopping mall, located across the street.

[17][18] The building's façade was lit up with the national colors of Ukraine in response to Russia's invasion of the country in February 2022.