Originally designed by Robert Tor Russell, 7 RCR actually consists of five bungalows - Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. The residence is spread across 12 acres on Race Course Road.
The designer Robert Tor Russell was part of British architect Edwin Lutyens' team when he was designing New Delhi in the 1920s and 1930s.
Russell also designed Teen Murti Bhavan, Connaught Place and the Eastern and Western courts on Janpath.
AftAfter the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at her 1 Safdarjung Road bungalow in 1984, 7 RCR was chosen as a more secure location for the new Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.After that, all Prime ministers have stayed at the same residence.
