Hyannis in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Roses For Rose

Hyannis Kennedy Legacy Trail

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 3, 2020

1. Roses For Rose Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Matriarch of the Kennedy Family.
Did you notice the amount of roses on Main Street and Pearl Street in Hyannis? Many people on Cape Cod associate roses here with Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family and mother of our 35th President, John F. Kennedy. Hyannis Port was the year round home of Rose Kennedy for many years. She attended mass at the nearby St. Francis Xavier Church on South Street until her death in 1995.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Horticulture & Forestry • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list.

Location. 41° 39.06′ N, 70° 17.067′ W. Marker is in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. Marker is on Pearl Street, 0.1 miles north of South Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Pearl Street, Hyannis MA 02601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Main St. Hyannis (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hyannis Armory

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 3, 2020

2. Roses For Rose Marker

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(about 500 feet away); Hyannis Public Library Association (about 500 feet away); Hyannis Town Center (about 500 feet away); The Public Service Building (about 600 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Kevin Arthur Houston (about 700 feet away); Hyannis Normal School (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyannis.

Also see . . . . (Submitted on October 5, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photo Insert: The Kennedy Family image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 3, 2020

3. Photo Insert: The Kennedy Family

The Kennedy Family at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (September 4, 1931). Seated left to right: Robert, John, Eunice, Jean (on lap of) Joe, Sr., Rose (behind0 Patricia, Kathleen, Joe, Jr. (behind) Rosemary. Ted was not born yet. The dog in foreground is “Buddy”.

Roses For Rose is the third stop on the Kennedy Legacy Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 3, 2020

4. Roses For Rose is the third stop on the Kennedy Legacy Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.