Massachusetts - Kennedys Transfer Hyannis Home - NYTimes.com The Kennedy family transferred ownership of the main home in their compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Monday. The institute will use the 9,055-square-foot waterfront home for educational seminars and will create a plan to allow limited visits by the public, according to a statement. The Kennedy family, which still owns other homes in the compound, will continue to use the property on a limited basis. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who died in 2009, arranged for the home to be donated to the institute.