An Introduction to Our Town Kensington covers a wide area with many distinctive neighborhoods. Kensington's origins and character are most readily found in the Kensington Historic District, where you will find many notable features that embody the area's history and that link us to the Town's past. Well before Kensington came into being in the late 19th century, the land had gone through numerous owners and a few name changes. Yet for much of the time, land deeds continued to mark a parcel's relationship to the original "Joseph's Park," the land first owned by Colonel William Joseph in the late 17th century. On the west, the border of Joseph's Park is about 4 winding miles of Rock Creek, going from Chevy Chase on the south up well past Parkwood. The northern border goes from Rock Creek ...
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