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in Kensington, MD

Homes in the Kensington Historic District often have plaster walls, old window sashes, and porch carpentry from the 1890s through the early 1900s. Repairs here are about matching existing materials and details, not just patching, especially on anything visible from the street.

Kensington sits just inside the Beltway in southern Montgomery County, a small town built around a Victorian garden suburb that developer Brainard Warner laid out in the early 1890s. Much of the core is part of the Kensington Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1980, where Queen Annes, Colonial Revivals, shingle-style, and other Victorian homes line curved, sloping streets. Wraparound porches, stained glass, and original wood trim are common, which means upkeep here is the upkeep of century-old houses.

The town is best known nationally for Antique Row on Howard Avenue, the oldest and largest antiquing district in the Washington area, set in brick buildings beside the railroad tracks. Around that walkable core, the surrounding Kensington area includes neighborhoods like Rock Creek Hills, Kensington Heights, Parkwood, and Ken-Gar, where the housing shifts toward mid-century colonials, ramblers, and newer infill.

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