F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery
F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery is located in Massachusetts
F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery
F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery is located in the United States
F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′46″N 71°06′05″W / 42.36278°N 71.10139°W / 42.36278; -71.10139
Built1875
ArchitectF.G. Cass
NRHP reference No.89002285[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990
The plaque outside of 129 Franklin Street, identifying it as the site of the F.A. Kennedy Steam Bakery

The F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery is a historic bakery at 129 Franklin Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts that first produced the Fig Newton in 1891. [2]

History

The building was constructed in 1875. The well-known baked good that originated at the Kennedy Steam Bakery was the Fig Newtons.[3] The bakery was purchased by Nabisco and later converted into an apartment building that is part of the University Park at MIT development.[4] The Bakery building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Kennedy, F. A., Steam Bakery - Cambridge, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  3. ↑ "Fig Newton - History of Cookies". About.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kennedy Biscuit Lofts".


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