NRHP Reference # 80001827 Year built 1891 | Area 30 ha Added to NRHP 4 September 1980 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Kensington Pkwy., Summit Ave. Washington and Warner Sts., Kensington, Maryland Architect Woltz, Edward; Medford, T.M. Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Mission/spanish Revival | ||
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 close proximity to Washington, D.C.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
Kensington Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA