Jefferson House is the ambassadorial residence in Colombo for the Ambassador of the United States in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1914 in the Cinnamon Gardens a suburb of Colombo. Once the home of Hon. Justice V. M. Fernando, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon, it was purchased by the Government of the United States in 1948. See also Old United States Chancery, Colombo Westminster House India House References Sri Lanka America Society AGM Diplomatic missions of the United States Diplomatic residences in Colombo Sri Lanka–United States relations British colonial architecture in Sri Lanka Manor houses in Sri Lanka