Kenilworth


Kenilworth Train Station

Distance to Downtown Chicago: 16 miles

Transportation:
Express Commuter Train to Loop: 25 minutes
Drive Time to Loop (outside rush hour): 35 minutes
Drive Time to O'Hare International Airport: 35 minutes

 Population: 2,494 (2000)

Households: 792 (2000)

Size: 0.6 square miles

Kenilworth, named after a grand retreat in Warwickshire (England), was planned in the 1890s by several distinguished architects, including David Burnham, Franklin Burnham, Paul Starret, and George Maher. The streets, with names drawn from Walter Scott's Kenilworth, were laid out so that the sun would reach every room in the houses sometime during the day. In February 1896 Kenilworth, having reached the minimal required population of 300, was incorporated as a village. The Chicago Northwestern Railroad line began service to Kenilworth around 1900. In the first years of the 1900s, an underground electrical system was installed throughout the village. The homes, many of which were built in the "Roaring Twenties", portray many historic architectural styles, notably Colonial, Tudor, and Georgian. Kenilworth has some of the most beautiful homes in the Chicago area.

Today Kenilworth is a family oriented, close knit village with a very active community life. This is enhanced by its scale; it's possible to walk everywhere, to train, schools, beach, post office, and the village's six parks.

Another attraction to Kenilworth is its superb schools. The village has one grammar school (Pre-K - Grade 8; Joseph Sears School), and is part of the much acclaimed New Trier High School District (Grades 9-12). Both schools are within walking distance from any home in Kenilworth.

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*Based on closed sales in the MLS Data, NSBR.

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