Kensington Historic District

The Kensington Historic District is a national historic district located at Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district includes the core of the original town that was incorporated in 1894. It is dominated by large late-19th and early-20th-century houses, many with wraparound porches, stained-glass windows, and curving brick sidewalks. Large well-kept lawns, ample sized lots, flowering shrubbery, and tree-lined streets contribute to the historic environment which Kensington still retains despite its proximity to Washington, D.C.^[2][3]

Kensington Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The Kensington House for the Blind, located at the center of the historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Kensington Pkwy., Summit Ave. Washington and Warner Sts., Kensington, Maryland
Coordinates	39°1′29″N 77°4′33″W
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Built	1891 (1891)
Architect	Woltz, Edward; Medford, T.M.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	80001827[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

See also

• Kensington (MARC station)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Staff, Kensington Historical Society (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Annington" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
3. "Kensington Historic District". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.

External links

• Kensington Historic District, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 31-6, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
• Boundary Map of the Kensington Historic District, Montgomery County, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Kensington Historical Society