Kensington, Maryland, USA

March 21, 2026

Kensington is an outer suburb of Washington DC but it feels more like a small town with its tree lined streets of Victorian and Colonial Revival homes, small old fashioned shops and quaint train station. It even has a throwback full service gas station. On the first really nice day of the year, we went for a stroll.

At the center of the neighborhood is the National Guard Armory which was built in 1927 as a home for the Maryland National Guard. In 1974, the Town of Kensington acquired the property and it is now its Town Hall.

Here are a sampling of some of the homes in the town’s historic area.

The neighborhood has some great small independent stores and an antique row.

There are also some cool murals.

And a nice brew pub

Here is the train station.

And here’s the full service gas station.

Finally, even the local gym was in a nice old home.