The Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC, is the diplomatic mission of Cuba to the United States of America. It is located at 2630 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. The building was originally constructed in 1917 as the Cuban embassy, and served in that capacity until the United States severed relations with Cuba in 1961.
The cuban embassy  was torn down in 1961
The statement doesn't indicate if the embassy was torn down in 1961, but that ties with Cuba -US were severed that year