Kennedy Dining Room

Many of the items in this room were gifts given to the Kennedys on their wedding day..

NPS / Robert Perron

Quick Facts

Location:

83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA

The dining room of 83 Beals Street is small, but rather fancy and formal. Many of the items in this room were gifts given to the Kennedys on their wedding day. Margaret Kennedy, Joseph's sister, painted the gold trim around the set of Limoges china dishes, with tiny shamrocks in the border which speak to the family’s Irish Catholic background. The china cabinet and serving tables display functional china as well as sentimental pieces, like the teacups with crossed flags, gifts from Sir Thomas Lipton, owner of the Lipton Tea Company and a close family friend of the Fitzgerald side of the family.

The small children's table is set for Joe and Jack, the two oldest Kennedy children. Each boy had a silver porringer bowl, engraved with his monogram: "J.P.K.Jr." and "J.F.K."