F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery
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| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′46″N 71°06′05″W / 42.36278°N 71.10139°WCoordinates: 42°21′46″N 71°06′05″W / 42.36278°N 71.10139°W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architect | F.G. Cass |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002285[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 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[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Kennedy, F. A., Steam Bakery - Cambridge, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- ^ "History of Cookies".
- ^ "Kennedy Biscuit Lofts".
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- Commercial buildings completed in 1875
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Bakeries of the United States
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