Main House Kennedy Compound Floor Plan

Kennedy institute for the united states senate.

Main house kennedy compound floor plan.

Kennedy institute for the united states senate announced monday that the house the main one on the family s oceanfront compound in cape cod has been donated to the boston institute. The kennedy compound where the first family spent summers. You can t reach the old joe kennedy home in hyannisport by car without traveling onto private streets which i didn t want to do. Auchincloss 1897 1976 jacqueline kennedy s stepfather.

A kennedy family s hyannis port compound carriage house turned cottage patrick and amy kennedy made the most of every space in the renovation of their cozy seafront retreat on cape cod by. Kennedy institute for the united states senate announced that this big house among three other smaller family houses composing the so called kennedy compound was being donated by the family for use as the institute s conference center. Hyannisport the main house at the kennedy compound in hyannisport is being restored to the condition it was in during the kennedy presidential years using the original designer 50 years after he worked with rose kennedy on the house. Photo above is of president kennedy in a golf cart on the grounds of the compound with the main house in the background.

Kennedy used the compound as a base for his successful 1960 u s. 30 the edward m. In 2012 the main house was donated to the edward m. The work is being done by the edward m.

Auchincloss the great grandfather of hugh d. It was erected on what had been originally known as hammersmith island possibly named after the english hometown of william brenton the 17th century governor of rhode island who established the first farm on the site. The 21 room house on cape cod overlooking nantucket sound is the centerpiece of what became known as the kennedy compound robert kennedy sr s widow ethel owns the house across the. Kennedy institute for the united states senate which owns the house.

The compound includes the joseph kennedy home which is on the waterfront as well as bobby kennedy s ethel home next door and jfk s home at 111 irving. Kennedy presidential library and museum boston. The summer white house 1961 1963. Presidential campaign and later as a summer white house and presidential retreat until his assassination in november 1963.