John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Location	Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest city	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′45″N 71°07′28″W / 42.34583, -71.12444
Area	0.09 acres (364 m²)
Established	May 26, 1967
Visitors	7,616 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, located in Brookline, Massachusetts' Coolidge Corner neighborhood, is an historical site that commemorates the life of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. Tours of his home are offered, and a film is presented.

[edit] History

The Kennedy home in Brookline, Massachusetts was the birthplace and childhood home of future President John F. Kennedy. His brother, Joe Jr., and his sisters, Rosemary and Kathleen, were also born in the house. The house itself was purchased by Joseph P. Kennedy in 1914 and the family lived there for the next seven years, until the increasing success and family size motivated the Kennedys to move to a larger home just a few blocks away on Abbottsford Road.

In 1967, Rose Kennedy restored the house to her recollection of its 1917 appearance. Each year, thousands of visitors join NPS staff to share Mrs. Kennedy’s memories in a tour of the house and neighborhood that, in her words, hold "many happy memories

[edit] External links

• National Park Service: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
• Secondary site by National Park Service
• Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Home of the Boy Who Would Be President, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan

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