The Sager House (Swedish: Sagerska huset) is the official residence of the prime minister of Sweden, located at Strömgatan 18 in Stockholm. The first historical records of a building on the site are from the 1640s. In 1880, the property was purchased by the Sager brothers, and the palace was owned by the Sager family from 1880 to 1986.
In 1988, the building was purchased by the Swedish State to be turned into the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden. Before this purchase, there was no official residence in Stockholm for the head of government. The first prime minister to use the building after an extensive renovation for its new use was Göran Persson (1996–2006). Fredrik Reinfeldt moved in after the 2006 Swedish general election.
In 1893, Robert Sager had the palace remodeled, which included the addition of a new floor within a Mansard roof and a French Baroque Revival style facade with Neo-Rococo details that are still seen today.
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