Village History

Assembly Hall entrance, c. 1907, KHS

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.

Materials from and pertaining to Kenilworth institutions include:

• The Kenilworth Company
• Kenilworth Union Church
• Holy Comforter Church
• Babcock School for Girls
• Rugby School
• Joseph Sears School
• New Trier High School
• Village of Kenilworth
• Kenilworth Assembly Hall
• Kenilworth Park District
• North Western Railroad
• Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad (North Shore Line)
• New Trier Township
• Kenilworth Police Department

**The amount of information on subjects varies** If you wish to research a subject, please call or email prior to visiting the Research Center so staff can inform you of the extent of the records on file.

If you have information on, items from, or photos of Kenilworth institutions you would like to donate to KHS go to Donate for more information.