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The railroad and post office adopted the name “Kensington,” as did the community in 1894, when the Town of Kensington was incorporated and Warner’s vision of a Victorian garden community became a reality. Many of Kensington’s late 19th century residents commuted to work in Washington by rail.
Kensington is a suburb of Washington, D.C. in the Capital Region of Maryland with a population of about 2,100 people in 2020. The main reasons to visit are antique shopping at Antique Row, to see the enormous Mormon Temple, and one great pizza place. Aside from that, it's just a quiet suburban town with some odd quirks.
The past cultural and social life of Kensington, as well as its built resources and open spaces, has great meaning to its residents and neighbors. In 1980, the Kensington Historical Society applied to the Maryland Historic Trust (MHT) for a portion of Kensington to have historic district status.
