John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Architect
- I. M. Pei
- Year
- 1979
- City
- Boston, MA
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum stands on Columbia Point in Dorchester, next to the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, and the Massachusetts Archives and Commonwealth Museum. Designed by I. M. Pei, it holds the official papers and correspondence of the Kennedy Administration.
the building
Beyond Kennedy: the Hemingway papers. As the official repository for Kennedy Administration records, the library also holds special published and unpublished materials by and about Ernest Hemingway, extending its archive well past the presidency it's named for.
significance
Dedicated in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and members of the Kennedy family, the library is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration as part of the federal Presidential Library System.
nearby
- Gate of Heaven Catholic Church
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church
- Shirley-Eustis House
- Glover House
- Sarah Davidson Apartment Block
- Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church