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Kenilworth Centennial Homes

The Suburban Ideal

1915 – 1926

Kenilworth’s Expansion

132 Abingdon Ave.
132 Abingdon Ave.

Kenilworth’s Expansion, 1915 – 1926

A series of five annexations doubled the original acreage purchased by Joseph Sears in 1889 and enabled further architectural development throughout the village. 

The residential architecture of the newly annexed areas reflected the trends of the time. After World War I, American homeowners desired more traditional designs in contrast to the experimental styles of the early twentieth century. Revivalist architecture, such as Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Italian Renaissance Revival, became prevalent in Kenilworth. 

Kenilworth Annexation Map
  • The northeast triangle annexed from Winnetka included the Joseph Sears family home.
  • The Kenilworth Beach subdivision was developed on the site of the Mahoney family farm.
  • The area north of Park Drive was known as West Kenilworth decades before it was annexed to Kenilworth.
  • The Kenilworth Community Development subdivision had been the location of the North Shore Golf Club.
  • The Brier Street subdivision was annexed from Gross Point, a former village that was located adjacent to Kenilworth and west of Ridge Road.

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