Former America's First Family House ,Kennedy's 'Winter White House' On The Market For $38.5 Million *(Over N570 Million)

                          

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

Joseph Kennedy, JFK's father, bought the home in 1933 for $120,000 and later added a wing. 

                      

                Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

                 ... and a 1961 view.

                                       

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

This is what the neighborhood looks like now. The former Kennedy compound, at 1095 N. Ocean Blvd. in Palm Beach, Florida, is at the bottom of the photo, second house from the right (next to the white house). 

              

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

The same Palm Beach neighborhood in 1961 ... 

                  

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

... and a 1925 aerial shot of the area.

 

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

The lot size is more than an acre. The Kennedy family would repair here for Easter, Christmas and spring break. 

 

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

This threshold is the same one seen ... 

 

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

... on Easter 1962 (President Kennedy, wife Jackie, daughter Caroline and son John Jr. are leaving the private chapel at the compound, his parents' place) ... 

 

Photos: Kennedy 'Winter White House'

... and Easter 1963. The next two photos give a better sense of the scene.

 The story is below rather than first for emphasis so check it up to understand the pictures better.

The famed Kennedy compound in Palm Beach, Florida, that served as John F. Kennedy and Jackie's "Winter White House" has gone to market with a colossal asking price worthy of the well-known selling power of America's First Family. Last sold by the Kennedy family in 1995 to investment bank CEO John K. Castle for $4.9 million, the 15,000-square-foot Atlantic Beach compound is back with a $38.5 million price tag. Once considered a "teardown," the 1920s Mediterranean Revival has since been given a $6 million renovation, and judging from agent Linda Olsson's listing photos, it's never looked better. 

The 11-bedroom abode was built in 1925 by legendary resort architect Addison Mizner for department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker. John F.'s dad, Joseph P. Kennedy, bought the place in 1933 for $120,000. The family would visit for "Easter, Christmas and Spring Break," where they would "play tennis and spend time on the beach." Before it became the go-to spot for presidential vacations, Joe Kennedy commissioned an additional wing from high-society standby Maurice Fatio, and also had a tennis court and a swimming pool put in.

Because this was JFK's parents' domain, JFK and Jackie also rented a nearby house owned by C. Michael Paul for some visits. 

Still, Kennedy is said to have held "press conferences and presidential meetings" in the oceanfront home, in addition to playing golf at the Palm Beach Country Club, getting burgers at Hamburger Heaven, and visiting St. Edward's Catholic Church with his mom Rose.

"Everyone in Palm Beach considered it a teardown," the current owner told Fast Company in 2003. "They said the house was ugly and awful, beyond saving. If one of the few gas-fired heaters exploded, I wouldn't have been surprised." Still, Castle considered it a "national sanctuary," and gave it a two-year, $6 million renovation befitting one, also purchasing a large portion of the Kennedy furniture for $80,000, including, as Glam Pad notes, "the beds of Joe, Jack, Bobby, and Ted, the family's 18-foot-long dining table, J.F.K.'s mahogany massage table, and a chest of drawers with each drawer bearing a label in Rose's handwriting describing the contents."

The current listing is surprisingly mum on the details, noting little besides "sweeping direct oceanfront views."

Also worth noting: JFK and Jackie's custom Virginia spread -- the only home they designed and built together -- is still on the market, but now asking $8 million, down from the original $11 million list price.

Click here or on a photo to launch a slideshow of the house, including aerial shots comparing the 1920s, the 1960s and now, as well as presidential family pictures in Palm Beach.

By Spencer Peterson for Yahoo