John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: presidential library and museum for U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “JFK Library”, “JFK Library and Museum”, “JFK Presidential Library”, “JFK Presidential Library and Museum”, “jfklibrary.org”, “John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Boston, Massachusetts”, “Kennedy Library”, and “Kennedy Presidential Library”
  • Address: Dorchester, MA 02125

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calf Pasture Pumping Station Complex and Boston College High School.

Historic building
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The is a historic sewage treatment facility at 435 Mount Vernon Street on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of , which was built in the 1880s. is situated 940 feet west of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

School
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is an all-male, Jesuit, Catholic college-preparatory day school in the Columbia Point neighborhood of , . is situated 2,900 feet west of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Park
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is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of , , United States. The park was created on the site of the former Harvard Aviation Field and Squantum Naval Air Station, which is preserved in a 2,700-foot-long strip of runway, and the former dockworks of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. is situated 1¼ miles south of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Dorchester Heights.

Neighborhood
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is a section of , the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, . Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

Neighborhood
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is the central area of . It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown.

Neighborhood
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, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in , the largest neighborhood of , . The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of , and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Latitude
42.31618° or 42° 18′ 58″ north
Longitude
-71.03401° or 71° 2′ 2″ west
Open location code
87JC8X88+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217512570
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Con Kennedi Prezident Kitabxanası və Muzeyi”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca i Museu Presidencial de John F. Kennedy”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca i Museu Presidencial John F. Kennedy”
  • Chinese: “肯尼迪总统图书馆暨博物馆”
  • Dutch: “John F. Kennedy Library”
  • French: “JFK Presidential Library”
  • French: “John F. Kennedy Library Foundation”
  • French: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Fulah: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Fulah: “John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Boston,”
  • Fulah: “Kennedy Presidential Library”
  • German: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Hausa: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Hausa: “John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Boston,”
  • Hausa: “Kennedy Presidential Library”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הנשיאותית והמוזיאון על שם ג’ון פיצג’רלד קנדי”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה והמוזיאון הנשיאותיים על שם ג’ון פ. קנדי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum dan Perpustakaan Presidensial John F. Kennedy”
  • Italian: “John F. Kennedy Library”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・F・ケネディ図書館”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・F・ケネディ大統領図書館・博物館”
  • Korean: “존 F. 케네디 도서관 및 박물관”
  • Malayalam: “ജോൺ എഫ്. കെന്നഡി പ്രസിഡൻഷ്യൽ ലൈബ്രറി ആൻഡ് മ്യൂസിയം”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه و موزه جان اف. کندی”
  • Polish: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca e Museu Presidencial John F. Kennedy”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Джона Ф. Кеннеди”
  • Russian: “Президентская библиотека-музей Джона Ф. Кеннеди”
  • Slovenian: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Predsedniška knjižnica in muzej Johna F. Kennedyja”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca y Museo Presidencial de John F. Kennedy”
  • Swedish: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Tatar: “Джон Ф. Кеннеди Китапханәсе”
  • Thai: “ห้องสมุดและพิพิธภัณฑ์ประธานาธิบดีจอห์น เอฟ. เคนเนดี”
  • Turkish: “John F. Kennedy Başkanlık Kütüphanesi ve Müzesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include JFK Library Cafeteria and Victura.

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