Kennedy Compound | |
 The Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts in 2021 | |
  Kennedy Compound  Kennedy Compound | |
| Location | 50 Marchant Avenue Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°37′47.928″N 70°18′8.4954″W / 41.62998000°N 70.302359833°W |
| Area | 6 acres (24,000 m²) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | Clapboard |
| Part of | Hyannis Port Historic District (ID87000259) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001302[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1972 |
| Designated NHLD | November 28, 1972 |
| Designated CP | November 10, 1987 |
The Kennedy Compound consists of three houses on six acres (2.4 hectares) of waterfront property in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.[2][3] It was once the home of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., an American businessman, investor, and diplomat; his wife, Rose; and their nine children, including U.S. President and Senator John F. Kennedy and U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy. As an adult, the youngest son, Edward, lived in his parents' house, and it was his primary residence from 1982 until he died of brain cancer at the compound, in August 2009.[4]
Purchased in 1928, the compound became the place that the Kennedy family most associated with home.[5][6]
John F. Kennedy used the compound as a base for his successful 1960 U.S. presidential campaign and later as a Summer White House and presidential retreat. In 2012, the main house was donated to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.[7]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Kennedys in Hyannis Port; How it happened". John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum. April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Kennedy compound, in pictures". CNN. August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Staff writer (August 27, 2009). "Kennedy Compound to Be Converted to Museum – Sen. Edward Kennedy Succumbed to Brain Cancer at the Compound Tuesday Night and the Family Held a Private Mass for the Legendary Senator Thursday Morning". Fox News. Accessed August 29, 2009.
- ^ Updegrove, Mark K. (2022). Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 33.
- ^ Tye, Larrt (2016). Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon. Random House. p. 16.
- ^ "Main House At Kennedy Compound Given To Institute". WBUR. January 30, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.