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Inside former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ 16 luxe homes: from childhood in a Park Avenue building that her grandfather built, to her land in Martha’s Vineyard and the White House with JFK
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- Jackie O described her time at the White House as her family’s ‘happiest years’, but after JFK died, she and her children moved back to Manhattan, where she grew up alongside her sister Lee Radziwill
- She stayed in East Hamptons during the summers in her youth and moved into a Georgetown house after she got married, then to Hickory Hill, where her bro-in-law Robert and his family later stayed
To say that former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis was an icon of her time would be an apt statement.
Her legacy extends beyond being the wife of an assassinated US president – she went on to maintain her interest in the arts and landmark preservation, playing a crucial role in saving the historic Grand Central station in NYC. She even has a Gucci bag named after her!
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But what do we know about her residences and notable properties that she stayed in since she was born?
From living in a mansion in Virginia to the White House and, later on, buying a plot of land in Martha’s Vineyard, we peek at 16 of Jackie O’s luxurious homes since her youth.
1. 740 Park Avenue, NYC
Before she was a Kennedy or an Onassis, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier spent her early years in New York City.
In 1932, the Bouviers moved into an apartment on the sixth and seventh floors of 740 Park Avenue. The apartment building was developed by her grandfather, James T. Lee. At least for a period, her father wasn’t able to afford to furnish it, so Jackie and her sister Caroline Lee could roller skate from room to room.
Later, it became a home for billionaires and was once considered one of the most iconic apartment buildings in the city. In 2017, her old apartment sold for US$25.25 million.