Kenilworth is nestled between Wilmette and Winnetka on the shores of Lake Michigan, approximately 14 miles north of Chicago. Kenilworth is the smallest of the five New Trier "feeder suburbs" with an area of only .6 square miles. The quality of architecture is fairly consistent throughout this tiny community of approximately 2,494 residents. The train station is walking distance from just about every house.  The average train time to downtown Chicago is 32-37 minutes.

Kenilworth was founded by Joseph Sears when he bought the land between Wilmette and Winnetka in 1889.  He planned the village including, laying pipes for water and gas, paving the streets, and planting trees.  There was careful consideration regarding zoning issues such as lot size, quality of construction, and homogeneous architecture.  The Village was officially incorporated in 1896. 

Kenilworth has many grand, gracious houses of a bygone era that have been beautifully preserved and updated.  At the time Kenilworth was being developed, many influential architects were involved including, Daniel Burnham and George Maher, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright.  Consequently, there are many houses with a strong Arts and Crafts and Prairie influence, in addition to the many wonderful colonial, Georgian, Tudor, and Victorian houses.  Jens Jensen was the landscape architect for many of the parks and houses in early Kenilworth.