La Querida ("the dear one"),[a] also known as Castillo del Mar ("castle by the sea") for several years, is a residence in Palm Beach, Florida, located at 1095 N. Ocean Boulevard.

As of 2015, La Querida contains over 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) of living space, including eleven bedrooms, twelve bathrooms, and three half-bathrooms.

La Querida has been owned by a few other notable individuals since the Kennedy family sold the property in 1995, including businessman John K. Castle and real estate investor Jane Goldman.

At the time, a description in The Palm Beach Post noted that the property included 176 feet (54 m) of oceanfront, six master bedrooms, five bathrooms, and "spacious living quarters".

[9][10] Kennedy Sr. hired Maurice Fatio, an architect with several notable works, to design a two-floor car garage, pool pavilion, and tennis court.

Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts) spent several months at the home in Palm Beach while recovering from a surgery necessitated by a spinal injury he suffered in World War II.

[1] Senator Kennedy also handwrote the first draft of his announcement speech for his candidacy for president of the United States in the upcoming 1960 election while at La Querida on April 1, 1959.

[12] One week after being elected president of the United States in 1960, John F. Kennedy hosted an informal press luncheon at La Querida on November 15.

[15] Twelve days later, The New York Times noted that during another press conference held at La Querida, president-elect Kennedy informed reporters about the selection of several other officials,[14] including W. Averell Harriman as Ambassador at Large, Robert Roosa as Under-Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs, and James M. Landis as a White House staffer.

However, on December 15,[17] the Palm Beach Police Department arrested him at the intersection of North County Road and Royal Poinciana Way after receiving information from the Secret Service.

[1] He met there with Secretary of State Dean Rusk on April 1, 1961, to discuss the Laotian Civil War, with the president calling for a ceasefire and for the Soviet government to "use their influence" to assist with stopping the conflict.

[21] Also that weekend, Easter, local and federal law enforcement uncovered an alleged plot by four pro-Castro Cubans to assassinate Kennedy and abduct his daughter Caroline, then three years old, while they stayed in Palm Beach.

They discussed the sale of MIM-23 Hawk missiles and Kennedy's concerns about Israel developing nuclear weapons and their raids on refugee camps in Jordan and Syria.

[27] In the early morning hours of March 30, 1991, Smith rode with a woman he met at Au Bar in Palm Beach, later identified as Patricia Bowman, back to La Querida.

In 1980, town commissioners rejected the proposal to give the home this designation due to a report by a consultant concluding that the property lacked architectural significance.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver filed a lawsuit, describing the new effort to place La Querida on the list of landmarks as "nothing but harassment".

A historian who closely documented the family, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., wrote that "Palm Beach is not a place where the youngest generation of Kennedys finds sustenance," contributing to their decision to sell La Querida.

[39] Walls in the living area are painted light blue and white, while the dining room has a similar color scheme, along with gold accents.

Other features added outside the main house by Fatio included a tennis court and pool,[41] both of which remain on the property to this day, albeit with renovations and expansions.