[2][3][4] Reciprocally, on September 18 of that year, Argentina granted to Chile a palace on Esmeralda Street in Buenos Aires.

The site was the location of a chalet owned by the Nieto family and the headquarters for a tennis club, which served as the residence of the Ambassador and chancery of Argentina until July 7, 1943, when a fire destroyed the buildings.

[2][3][4] The mayor of the city offered the Palacio Cousiño or the Club Militar to house the Argentine diplomatic delegation, but they preferred to be temporarily accommodated in the Hotel Carrera.

[4] The government of Chile, through the Ministry of Public Works, undertook the rebuilding of the diplomatic facility, hosting an open competition whose winning design was submitted by architects Alfredo Johnson and Carlos Feuersein.

[4] Located at the center of the lot, the three-story building was built in the Neoclassical style influenced by the Beaux-Arts de Paris.