JFK BORN 104 YEARS AGO IN BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On May 29, 1917, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, a "streetcar suburb" of Boston.
JFK was the second child of Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Dr. Frederick Good delivered the baby in the second floor bedroom utilizing the twin bed nearest a front window.
The birthplace of the future 35th POTUS is located at 83 Beals Street. The home was built in 1901 and is now owned and operated by the National Park Service.
SOURCE
"John Fitzgerald Kennedy Birthplace, Brookline, Massachusetts, Houses of Presidents, Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes and Grand Estates," by Hugh Howard, Little, Brown & Co., New York, 2012.
John F. Kennedy Birthplace
83 Beals Street
Brookline, MA
National Park Service Photo
