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Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and surrounding property located in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and was the childhood home to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his John F....
. The property hosted the wedding
Wedding

File:Pimenov SvadbaOnTomorrowStreet.jpgA wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, country, and social classes....
 reception of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
. During his presidency, Kennedy spent enough time at Hammersmith Farm that it was referred to as the "Summer White House."

Hammersmith Farm was built for John W. Auchincloss in 1887, the great-grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy's stepfather, Hugh D.






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Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and surrounding property located in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and was the childhood home to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his John F....
. The property hosted the wedding
Wedding

File:Pimenov SvadbaOnTomorrowStreet.jpgA wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, country, and social classes....
 reception of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
. During his presidency, Kennedy spent enough time at Hammersmith Farm that it was referred to as the "Summer White House."

Hammersmith Farm was built for John W. Auchincloss in 1887, the great-grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy's stepfather, Hugh D. Auchincloss. Although once open to the public for tours, it is now in private hands and closed to the public.

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