F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery

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 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".