Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s Washington, DC home is on sale for $7.5 million. See inside.

Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s former Washington, DC, home is up for grabs.

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Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s last home before moving to White House is listed for $7.5 million.
The Washington, DC, home, built in 1811, was originally owned by financier William Marbury.
The Kennedys lived there from 1957 to 1961 during John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

The home Jackie and John F. Kennedy lived in before checking into the White House is on the market for $7.5 million — and the Kennedys aren’t the only prominent people who have lived there.

The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom home in the posh Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, was built in 1811 by William Marbury, a financier and loyalist to President John Adams.

That’s the same Marbury of the 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison, which established the principle of judicial review. The residence is still referred to as the Marbury House to this day.

The Kennedys bought the home in 1957 and lived in it while John F. Kennedy was campaigning to become the 35th president. He and his family moved into the White House and sold the Marbury House in 1961.

Take a look inside this historic DC home.

The Washington, DC, home was built in 1811 by William Marbury.

The exterior of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

The home is now on the market for $7.5 million.

Marbury was a financier from Piscataway, Maryland, and member of the Federalist Party.

A living room inside of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

President John Adams appointed Marbury as Justice of the Peace in Washington, DC, in March 1801, on the last day of his presidency.

Marbury was the plaintiff of the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison.

A dining room inside of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

Thomas Jefferson, the incoming president, denied to acknowledge Adams’ appointees, which led to Marbury suing Jefferson and ultimately to establishing the process of judicial review.

“The original builder of the house was prominent,” listing agent Michael Rankin told Business Insider. “Having a Supreme Court case brought against President Madison is really kind of a big deal.”

The case was argued in 1803 and Marbury ultimately lost.

Marbury didn’t win the case, but his legacy lives on in his home, known still as the Marbury House.

Jackie and John F. Kennedy bought the home in 1957.

A bedroom inside of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

Then-Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy bought the home for $82,000, according to The Wall Street Journal.

It was the first home the Kennedys owned in Washington, DC.

Jackie Kennedy, known for her eye for design, spent $18,000 renovating the home.

Jackie Kennedy, with the help of designer Sister Parish, decorated the home with Louis XV armchairs and antique furnishings, according to Architectural Digest.

Jackie also used the home as a base during John’s presidential campaign.

A study inside of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

Jackie hosted “political teas” and other gatherings to help build momentum on the campaign trail.

After the campaign, many important decisions for the presidency were made in the home.

The outdoor space of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

According to the listing, the home became an “informal nerve center,” where advisors regularly came over to help to advise John on Cabinet appointments.

Kennedy also shared announcements with the press from his porch.

The home has since been slightly updated from Jackie’s original vision, but still holds most of its charm.

The kitchen inside of a Washington, DC, home. — David Molina/Townsend Visuals

“This family has had it for 20 plus years,” Rankin said. “But it has all of the original floors, casement, moldings and details, and fireplaces. That’s all intact, which is so important.”

The home traded hands a few times after the Kennedys left for the White House.

The current owners bought the house for $3.35 million in 2004, according to Washington, DC, property records.

According to Rankin, the owners are now empty nesters and no longer have a need for the home — plus, they own another home around the corner anyway.

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