The Many, Many Homes of Jackie O. - WSJ

The Many, Many Homes of Jackie O.

The homes connected to Jackie Kennedy Onassis ranged from apartments in New York City to houses in Georgetown and estates in Newport, R.I. Here’s a look at some of them.

Born into wealth, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis lived in exceptional homes. Many of them were legacy properties and, nearly 30 years after her death, are still some of the most coveted real estate in America. Luxury buyers are drawn to their classical style, history and aesthetic.

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Here’s a look at some notable properties tied to Jackie over the years:

Lasata | East Hampton, N.Y.

As a young child, Jackie spent summers at a lavish estate owned by her paternal grandfather, John Vernou Bouvier Jr. Its name means “place of peace” in the Algonquin language of the native Montaukett people.

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The estate sat on roughly 14 acres. It was set back from Further Lane and had a long, curving drive and 15-room manor built in the 1910s.

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The house is about 8,500 square feet. It is currently listed for sale at $55 million.

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Lasata, purchased for $24 million in 2018, has been renovated extensively.

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There are beamed ceilings in the dining room, which overlooks the garden.

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There are eight bedrooms in the main house.

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Wildmoor | East Hampton, N.Y.

Jackie and her parents also summered at this circa-1800s house owned by her paternal grandfather.

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The house is located a few houses down from Grey Gardens, the famed estate once owned by Jackie’s cousins.

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The house is roughly 5,700 square feet. It sold for $6.8 million in 2021.

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Wildmoor has six bedrooms.

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Later, the abstract expressionist Adolph Gottlieb and his wife, Esther Gottlieb, purchased Wildmoor and turned a free-standing carriage house into an art studio.

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740 Park Avenue | New York City

As a child in the 1930s, Jackie lived in this elegant, limestone-clad building, designed by Rosario Candela and developed by Jackie’s maternal grandfather, James T. Lee.

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Today the apartment is owned by Jacob M. Safra, an heir to a banking fortune, who purchased it for $25.25 million in 2017.

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Hammersmith Farm | Newport, R.I.

In 1953, Jackie and John Kennedy’s 1,200-person wedding reception took place at this estate overlooking Narragansett Bay.

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It was owned by Jackie's stepfamily, the Auchinclosses.

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John F. Kennedy, pictured with Jackie in 1962, had an office at Hammersmith.

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Irving Avenue | Hyannis Port, Mass.

About three years after getting married, Jackie and John Kennedy bought a house that became part of the famous Kennedy compound. The couple paid $45,948 for the shingled house.

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The house has about 4,484 square feet of interior space and sits on about 0.81 acres.

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It remained a summer White House and presidential retreat until Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.

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N Street Compound | Washington, D.C.

A Georgetown house where Jackie lived after her husband’s assassination was combined with two adjacent properties after she moved to New York to escape the barrage of tourists that gathered outside. It is currently listed for $19.5 million.

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She paid about $175,000 for it.

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In the former Kennedy house, there is a dining room with a gold-leaf ceiling.

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The entry hall of the former Kennedy house is flooded with light.

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Underground passageways connect the three homes.

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There is a patio adjacent to a wood-paneled library.

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The house has 13 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms.

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When she left Washington, Jackie purchased a 14-room apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue, overlooking Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Produced by
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Photo editor:
Marcy Ayres

Cover photo:
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