Residencia de Suárez

Suarez Residence
General information
Location	Joaquín Suárez 3773, Montevideo (Uruguay)
Construction started	1907
Completed	1908
Owner	Government of Uruguay
Design and construction
Architect	Juan María Aubriot

Residencia Presidencial de Suárez y Reyes, or simply Residencia de Suárez (Spanish for Suarez Residence) is the official residence of the president of Uruguay, so-called because it is located at the intersection of Suarez and Reyes streets, in Prado, Montevideo. To its back lies the Montevideo Botanic Garden. It was built during the first presidential term of José Batlle y Ordoñez.

Several Uruguayan Presidents had their official residents there:

• Luis Batlle Berres (the first president to live at Suarez)
• Andrés Martínez Trueba
• Jorge Pacheco Areco
• Juan María Bordaberry
• Aparicio Méndez
• Gregorio Álvarez
• Julio María Sanguinetti (twice)
• Luis Alberto Lacalle
• Jorge Batlle Ibáñez

Some others decided not to use it as official residence. For instance: Oscar Gestido, Tabaré Vázquez and José Mujica decided to live in their own private houses.