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 | |
 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 |
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| Coordinates | 39°1′29″N 77°4′33″W / 39.02472°N 77.07583°W |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Staff, Kensington Historical Society (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Annington" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Kensington Historic District". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
External links
edit- 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
