Download Streets Word Search
KHS Intern (Spring 2018), Becky Ramsey, created a word search of the street names found in Kenilworth. Download, print and enjoy.
Originally published in the Spring 2018 KHS Newsletter, this word search features Kenilworth street names. Most names come from place or characters in Sir Walter Scott’s book Kenilworth.
Founded in 1889, Joseph Sears possessed definite ideas about how a village should be planned. Streets were designed to maximize the availability of sunlight in each home, utilities were placed underground, no alleys or fences were permitted, construction standards were high, and there were large lots and paved streets. To maintain the country atmosphere, the plan required large lots and setbacks, tree plantings along roadways, and generous park lands. Mr. Sears donated much of his own property to achieve this goal. This planned community attracted widespread attention and was visited by many noted architects attending the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Noted architect Franklin Burnham joined The Kenilworth Company and designed Kenilworth Station and Kenilworth Union Church. Burnham also designed several homes for company members to display for potential residents.
The Kenilworth Historical Society archive holds extensive material on the founding and growth of Kenilworth and its key institutions. These materials provide incredible insight to the daily operations of the village and the community who calls it home.
Contact the Kenilworth Historical Society to research more about the village.