John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, in Brookline, Massachusetts, was the boyhood home of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. He lived in the home from his birth in 1917 until 1921.
The house was the first home shared by Kennedy’s parents, Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. They bought the three-story building in 1914 and sold it in 1921. In 1966, three years after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the Kennedy family purchased the home. Rose Kennedy supervised the restoration of the house. After the restoration was completed, the Kennedys donated the house to the National Park Service.
Today, visitors can tour the restored green-and-yellow Kennedy home. The house contains both original furniture and replicas (copies). Tours feature a grand piano given to Joseph and Rose as a wedding present, a christening dress worn by all the Kennedy children, and a file of cards in which Rose detailed each child’s growth.
The Kennedy home was designated a national historic landmark in 1965. It became a national historic site in 1969.
