Main House Kennedy Compound Floor Plan

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.

Main house kennedy compound floor plan. Hammersmith farm s 28 room main house was built in 1887 for john w. 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 kennedy compound where the first family spent summers.

Kennedy institute for the united states senate. 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. Kennedy used the compound as a base for his successful 1960 u s. In 2012 the main house was donated to the edward m.

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. Auchincloss the great grandfather of hugh d. 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. Presidential campaign and later as a summer white house and presidential retreat until his assassination in november 1963.

The kennedy compound a six acre waterfront property in hyannis port is an idyllic setting where the family has gathered in times both happy and sad. Auchincloss 1897 1976 jacqueline kennedy s stepfather. Photo above is of president kennedy in a golf cart on the grounds of the compound with the main house in the background. Ethel s and jack s homes are not waterfront.

Kennedy presidential library and museum boston. The summer white house 1961 1963. 30 the edward m. 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.