Inside The “Old Money” Mansions of The Kennedys
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- In common American parlance, the name “Kennedy” often conjures images of graceful elegance in the face of tragedy, a bold new frontier, and an unbridled American optimism.
Yet - for those with a discerning eye - it should also emit thoughts of a rich and dynamic architectural legacy in the history of the United States.
Indeed, the Kennedy name is not just a byword for political legacy - it additionally serves as a gateway to some of the most fascinating and historically significant properties in the United States.
In today’s episode of Old Money Mansions, we’ll give you the grand tour of the iconic properties of the Kennedys - discussing both the architectural nuances and design decisions of one of America’s most iconic families.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:06 #1 The Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port
4:35 #2 The Kennedy White House
8:17 #3 The “Winter White House” in Palm Beach
11:02 #4 The “Kennedy Residence” in New York City
13:37 #5 Hickory Hill in Virginia
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In the tranquil seaside town of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, sits the Kennedy Compound - a sprawling estate, and without a doubt the most famous Kennedy mansion - barring the White House itself.
Overlooking the azure waves of Nantucket Sound, Joseph P. Kennedy - the father of J.F.K. and the many other luminary Kennedy scions - first laid eyes on the main house in 1928 and quickly transformed it into the Kennedy family's beloved summer retreat.
This quaint summer cottage - first erected in 1904 - underwent a transformation under Joseph’s vision, morphing into a haven for the Kennedy children.
Here - in the sun-drenched days of summer - the nine siblings engaged in sailing and spirited sports, crafting memories in the breezy climes of Massachusetts.
In the early nineteen sixties, the United States witnessed a defining era under the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
The White House - during this period from 1961 to 1963 - was not just a residence but a vibrant hub of American politics - bustling with activity and embodying the spirit of the Kennedy administration.
This was a time marked by notable presidential events and state affairs - including the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Berlin Crisis, and the initiation of the Apollo space program - all echoing Kennedy's commitment to confronting global challenges.
Amidst the political fervor, the White House experienced a transformation of a different kind under the discerning eye of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Her restoration project was more than a redecoration - it was a reverent nod to the past.
Enlisting the expertise of decorator Dorothy Parish, Jacqueline Kennedy embarked on a mission to imbue the White House with historical authenticity and elegance.
In the sun-drenched landscape of Palm Beach, Florida, a remarkable architectural gem known as the Kennedy “Winter White House” gracefully occupies its place in history.
This majestic estate - with its Mediterranean flair and opulent features - first came into prominence in 1933 when Joseph P. Kennedy - the aforementioned patriarch of the Kennedy family - acquired it as a winter retreat for a sum of one hundred ten thousand dollars.
And this purchase wasn't just an iconic example of Kennedy's discerning eye - but also a strategic move - planting the family flag in one of America's most luxurious locales.
The estate - with its enviable oceanfront location - offered more than just a panoramic view of the Atlantic. It was a sanctuary where the waves' rhythmic lullabies mixed with the rustle of palm leaves.
In the luminous skyline of New York City - within the Upper East Side's legendary elegance - the Kennedy Residence at ten forty Fifth Avenue emerges as a beacon of grace and historical depth.
Acquired in 1964 by Jacqueline Kennedy, this fifteenth-floor penthouse became her haven after President Kennedy's tragic assassination.
This move signified a poignant shift in her journey - and forever connected her story with the complex architectural heritage of New York City.
And the residence's address on Fifth Avenue is more than just a location - it’s a statement.
Overlooking Central Park, it offers a stunning panorama that epitomizes Manhattan's upscale urban charm.
In the lush, verdant landscapes of McLean, Virginia, the iconic estate “Hickory Hill” was acquired by Robert and Ethel Kennedy in 1955 - and has since woven itself into the fabric of the nation’s history.
Its journey from a private family residence to a crucible of social and political discourse embodies the transformative power of interior space and legacy - and its purchase by the Kennedys mirrors crucial epochs in the broader story of the United States.
COMMENT: Which is your favorite “old money mansion” of The Kennedy Family?
Whatever worked! He could have been a robber baron.
I like Hickory Hill, majestically Federal style, in a peaceful area with lot of green grass and trees and yet not far from the action in D.C. The estate had been changed with each new owner, saw pics of the original 1870 house and it's completely unrecognizable to what it is today.
I like the Kennedy Compound.
Hyannisport, no doubt! I love the ocean! Taylor Swiftie Swift owns one of the houses along side the compound. Whooopetydoodah
I love n admire all the
KENNEDY MANSIONS
Jackie did have class the way she fixed up the White House.
If the walls of these mansions could, we can only guess what they would say. This was a marvelous tour of an era gone never to be seen again. It was greatly appreciated.
The Hyannis Port Compound is my preferred favourite with Jackie's New York residence coming second, The Hickory Hill home too clearly had immense style and elegance. I would happily move in to any or all three of them now!
Not happy where you live now? Not trying to be mean .All coastlines will be flooded in land eventually!
The Kennedy’s were new money being Irish Catholic they were not accepted by the Boston Brahmins . Joe Kennedy had to leave Boston for New York because of the prejudice.
great video you put together. The Hyannis Port locale was always locked in my memory.
Hickory Hill is my favourite mansion. I love Georgian Architecture. To have a home like that is a dream.
I’ll settle for the home I do have.
Way smaller than this iconic beauty. Less rooms to clean too! 😊
The Kennedy men were sleeping around like Summer flys.
You best believe,the press would be all over them now.
Omgosh this comment made me laught out loud 😂😂😂 So true but that's funny 😁
But Joe took Rose off to have a lobotomy because they were scared she’d do the same and ruin the Kennedy Name.
I love the mansion Hickory Hills of Robert and Ethel Kennedy
The Cape Cod Compound is my favorite of all of them. We lived on the Cape and it was interesting to see them on their way to church or out and about doing what Cape folk enjoy. Jackie had her hands full with John if he was near his cousins, totally out of her control. Those were the best days.
Cape Cod is beautiful!
I love the way Jackie restored the White House.
Beautifully done piece. As a life long admirer of John, Robert and Jacquiline Kennedy, I was fascinated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Living in a single-wide mobile home most of my childhood years, I just cannot relate.. I suppose one can always aspire and dream to succeed in life to perhaps live in such luxury, but isn't this just a testament of how it's really the luck of the draw what family you are born into?
My favorite Kennedy mansion is the main one at Hyannisport and the Winter one in Palm Beach,FL which is a lot more my style-Mediterranean/Spanish mission colonial style.
Definitely it has to be the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport it by far the most historic. I'm from Massachusetts so I'm a little bias but when you grew up hearing Kennedy this and that you will know why?
Ethel thought she was going to get $25M for the place. She was lucky it sold at all considering the condition she left it in.
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Hickory Hill belonged to Jack and Jackie Kennedy. Jackie had renovated and done the nursery but after the stillbirth of Arabella they moved and sold it to RFK and Ethel for $1.
They are all so beautiful and grandiose!!! ✨😍✨
Thanks for sharing this entertaining video 🤩
Thank you for sharing. 🙏
I had to look up the current dollar value of the Palm Beach house in 1933, which was $110,000.00. Today, that 100k would be worth $2,600,000.00. What happened to our money? $2,6 seems right. Today, that house was just sold for $70 million.
THAT'S CRAZY !!!
@@axxe1531That's PALM BEACH!
They have been allowed to rip it down.They only had to keep gates and walls...Such a shame
You speak with an old style of voice, a classic one
😂😂😂😂😂
An extremely exciting piece.
You don't see many families that were at the heart of a country's history who took care to preserve its history, heritage and culture.
The Kennedys did it!
And that more than anything else is their uniqueness.
My favorite is the Main House overlooking the Ocean ❤
The Kennedy’s are new money, not old money. Old money families are the Rockefeller which own my no good Rotton birth state of New York, the DuPomts of Delaware, the Chase, Car iciest & Mellons of Pittsburgh are old money, the Hearsts of San Francisco are what is called old money.
Much respect to this man💪🏾✨🏆👑💯
Jack and Jackie owned Hickory Hill before selling it to Bobby ad Ethel in 1955.
A man who refinished my wood floors in Potomac Maryland in the 90's, told me Ethel insisted on an odd high gloss finish and then stiffed him ... his only career stiff. They always claimed they were in the Cape when he would seek payment.
Love the coverage on the architecture..., kennedys....PSH...
Anyone here ever read about eccentric millionaire, Hughette Clarke? Fascinating!
thank you, very interesting
My favourite the beautiful Florida manison with lots of Kennedy's still around why sell these properties im still in my beloved family home since 1967🤠⭐🦅🗽
Thank you!
You're welcome!
The Hickory Hill estate --- does it date back to before the War Between the States ?
Hyannis Port...Just absolutely beautiful.
Hyannis Port compound is the grand daddy of them all.
This is an old Story cast down through the family my family that my uncle Clifford rich husband passed away for 25 years now used to run moonshine for JFK's dad back in the day of prohibition..😊 old money old booze ..lol
I've toured Jackie's Hammersmith house & the White House just after JFK was killed. We were a stronger Nation then. There wasn't much we couldn't accomplish, some referred to this time as Camellot!
One of Jack and Robert Kennedy's sister married into old money. Look up Chatsworth house, Derbyshire, England. That is what old money looks like.
Oh what glory _. Jack Jackie john Jr. and Sweet Caroline...I have no words being a fan of those lovely souls....
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Always fascinating. I wonder what the outcropping on the seawall is at 10:40. Looks like some kind of reinforcement.
Anyone who calls the Kennedy family "Old Money" definitely does not know "Old Money". In fact, they are not even "Dignified Money".
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Today Caroline Kennedy is 66 years young and the only member of John F Kennedy and Jacqueline’s family
They got money from the wrong sort of people
I love them all.
Joe also got a lot of money from insider trading
Difference is that Joe Kennedy was never President and SEC had fewer laws/restrictions
@@user-uo3pb9ud5d True. Joe actually said that insider trading should be illegal or something along those lines when he and others were doing it.
Old money? Make that bootlegger money.
Old money did not apply to Catholics
Also real estate money from Chicago.
Don't forget the insider trading
Gangsters. Plain and simple.
And so...your point is ???
Hyannis Port will always be the home I associate with the Kennedys!
Whitewashing their criminal past of bootlegging much?
There was more to their wealth than bootlegging...stock market money, Hollywood profits and real estate money from Chicago.
Not much more criminal than other politicians
I has hoping to see the Kennedy family apartment at the Pierre.
I have seen the palm beach compound with my own eyes..
Source family heirlooms from where?
Hyannis my favorite!
Got money from the wrong sort of people
Jackie’s family mansion in Newport Rhode Island is grand.
lol we are of
“no money “ crowd.. we don’t stand out, because there are soooo many of us.
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Hyannis Port.
I like the White House in Palm Beach is one that I am interested in
They McMansioned Hickory Hill...it looks horrendous! Cut down a ton of trees, put a walkway from the terrace down to the pool...added tons on to the side. Horrible
The Cape is nice but these old mansions don't do much for me.
Uh … the Kennedy’s aren’t exactly old money.
Joe Kennedy made his money by by being a bootlegger
@@cherylprice1196that’s not exactly true
Their dad was a a bootlegger. How the family got “old money” to begin with. Along with doing gangsters of time favors allowed them to stay in political favor.
They belong to bygone era🎉
I was pleasantly surprised to find out at minute 3:08 that Jacqueline Kennedy had a sexy body. At minute 9:48 do we see Barack Obama as a child on the left side of the picture :)
Also holding him the pool?at9:05?who is that boy..
@@cue111, good eyes. I had not noticed that one before you mentioned it
Probably John Kerry with a tan.
@@janetphillips2875, funny, but now in all seriousness, it could be a child out of wedlock
That was Jackie's personal maid's son
It all came from drug $ & yes alcohol is a drug
The Kennedys are not old money.
And neither are you. You are “no money.” 😉
Absolutely true! You can pay me to say so as well.@@wearabo
@@oldpossum57🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jackie was beautiful
I showed my pony against those children,they were snobs
New York apartment
Kennedy was a wonderful man.
Can you imagine The Deep State raiding the Hyannis Port like they did Trump’s Mar A Lago?
What are you gonna do when that treacherous criminal is jailed!
@@bernardm.3205 you mean Joe Biden? Or, Hunter, Hillary, Chris Wray, Bob Muller, or whom?
You're comparing Hyannis to that over valued Mar A Lago brothel where the former #fakepresident lives?
Not likely they'd have had to
QAnon nuts weren't around back then.
Hickory Hill. The White House.
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these people nauseate me. once you got to ted kennedy i had to end the video
Why?
They had the same problems everybody else had, only they money to paint a pretty picture over it
@@rosettapizzuti9205 if you are not nauseated by ted kennedy then i dont need to explain anything to you, because you wouldnt grasp it
@@janetphillips2875 they had more problems than everybody else, and thats because they brought the problems on themselves. drunks, fornicators, adulterers, corrupt lefties
@@healthyamerican thanks for the heads up !!! I always want to hurl when they are called Americas royalty. And,also the word Camelot....they gave themselves the name ....😅 trash, really.
Now owned by the mob
Are they still rich?