Kennedy Compound

Kennedy Compound

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nrhp_type = nhld


caption =
location= Hyannisport, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 49
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 70
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 12
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1904
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated=November 28, 1972
added = November 28, 1972
governing_body = Private
refnum=72001302cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Kennedy Compound or Hyannis Port Historic District is the name given to six acres (24,000 m²) of waterfront property along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis, Massachusetts. It contains the homes of Joseph P. Kennedy and two of his sons, Robert F. and John F. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the latter utilized the compound as a base for his Presidential campaign and as a summer White House and Presidential retreat until his assassination in 1963.

History

In 1926 Joseph P. Kennedy rented a summer cottage on Marchant Avenue in Hyannisport. Two years later, he purchased the structure, which had been erected in 1904, and enlarged and remodeled it to suit his family's needs. In and around this house, the children spent their summers, acquiring a lifelong interest in sailing and other competitive activities. In 1956, or three years after his marriage, John F. bought a smaller home of his own on Irving Avenue, not far from that of his father. Subsequently, Robert F. acquired a residence adjacent to the other two.

The compound consisting of houses occupied by Kennedy family members also contains houses of non-Kennedy members who enjoy the same amenities in Hyannisport.

Layout

All three buildings, none of which are accessible to the public, are white frame clapboarded structures typical of vacation residences on Cape Cod. The Joseph P. Kennedy home, the largest and most impressive of the three, is surrounded by well-tended lawns and gardens and commands sweeping views of the ocean from its long porches. On the main floor are a living room, dining room, sun room, television room, the bedroom that President Kennedy used before he purchased his own house in the compound, the kitchen, and various pantries and utility rooms. On the second floor are six bedrooms, a sewing room, packing room, and four servants' bedrooms. The attic is a full one. The basement contains a motion-picture theater and sauna. On the grounds are an enclosed swimming pool, tennis court, and four-car garage. The house has changed little, either structurally or in furnishings, since John F. Kennedy's association with it.

Several other amenities are also on the property. Two circular driveways, in the middle of which flagpoles stand, a boathouse, two guest houses, and several large stretches of lawn area where the famous Kennedy family touch football games took place. Other parcels of land which assorted members of the Kennedy Family have purchased remain as well-tended as those of the more prominent homes.

References

ource

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/presidents/site30.htm The National Park Service's entry on the Kennedy Compound]

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