F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery Explained

F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery
Location:	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	42.3628°N -71.1014°W
Built:	1875
Architect:	F.G. Cass
Added:	January 4, 1990
Refnum:	89002285

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. ^[1]

History

The building was constructed in 1875. The well-known baked good that originated at the Kennedy Steam Bakery was the Fig Newtons.^[2] The bakery was purchased by Nabisco and later converted into an apartment building that is part of the University Park at MIT development.^[3] The Bakery building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts

External links

• KBL Living

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kennedy, F. A., Steam Bakery - Cambridge, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com . www.waymarking.com.
2. Web site: Fig Newton - History of Cookies. About.com. https://archive.today/20130901113155/http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Fig_Newton.htm. September 1, 2013.
3. Web site: Kennedy Biscuit Lofts .