1856Military
The Sammamish were removed from their lands in 1856 following the Puget Sound War and moved to the Port Madison and Tulalip Indian reservations.
1888Architecture
These include:
Arrowhead, in southern Kenmore, on the west (or lake) side, saw its first house built in 1888.
1889History
=== Early 20th century ===
Scotsman John McMasters and his wife Annie arrived in Puget Sound in May 1889 from Kenmore, Ontario, intending to establish themselves in the shingle-...
1901Architecture
McMasters and his business partner, Chris Kruse, leased land from Squire and opened a shingle mill on the northeastern shore of Lake Washington on January 1, 1901.
1903Government
By 1903, Kenmore had established a school system and post office, with McMasters named the first postmaster for the latter.
1904History
Lower Moorlands, in eastern Kenmore, saw its first house in 1904.
1913Architecture
The first improved road connection to Seattle and Bothell—the Red Brick Road—opened between 1913 and 1914, with bus service following the laying of the bricks.
1927Military
The significant development occurring in this area after World War I included the 1927 landmark Charles and Elvera Thomsen House.
1929History
This was a small summer cabin; the oldest house still standing dates from 1929.
1931Military
The 51-acre (21 ha) campus for Bastyr was originally a Catholic seminary that was built in 1931 and later subdivided between the university and Saint Edward State Park.
1938Architecture
Upper Moorlands, also in eastern Kenmore, saw initial building in 1938-1939 but stayed quite rural due to the lack of a good water system until suburban development arrived in t...
1953History
Inglewood, in southern Kenmore, was first platted in 1953, with large-scale suburban development appearing by 1962.
1954History
The first plats in the new Uplake neighborhood were sold in 1954.
1962Architecture
However, one part of this new development brought its own history along with it: the Jewel Box Building in downtown Kenmore is a Seattle World's Fair artifact, moved from Seattl...
1974History
They were removed in 1974.
1978Government
Kenmore is home to Bastyr University, a private school that focuses on naturopathic medicine founded in 1978 and accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universit...
1990Culture
The idea gained popular support through the 1990s, however, partly in response to the passage of the Washington State Growth Management Act of 1990.
1995Government
Formation of an exploration committee in 1995 led to a successful public vote shortly thereafter, and the city formally incorporated on August 31, 1998, 97 years after its origi...
1996Education
The city gained its first college in 1996, with the relocation of Bastyr University from Seattle onto the grounds of the former St.
1998Government
Shortly after its incorporation in 1998, the city passed a moratorium on cardrooms and other gambling establishments; at the time, Kenmore had a single cardroom, which was later...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 census, there were 18,678 people, 7,307 households, and 4,961 families residing in the city.
2003History
== Notable people ==
== Notes ==
== References ==
Further reading
Droge, Priscilla (June 2003).
2004History
After the ban was struck down and reinstated, the issue was decided in a public referendum in September 2004 that did not pass a ban on cardrooms, but the city council kept its ...
2005History
An open invitation was extended to all architects and developers to submit development plans for this newly available area in December, 2005.
2006Culture
The City Council chose to negotiate primarily with Kenmore Partners LLC in April 2006.
2007History
These traditional names were reinstated in 2007 as secondary names in the downtown area.
2008History
Seattle Magazine also ranked Kenmore as the best Seattle-area neighborhood or surrounding city for 2008–2009.
2009Architecture
In 2009, Kenmore started building a new city hall on the corner of 68th Avenue Northeast and 181st Avenue Northeast.
2010Architecture
On May 22, 2010, Kenmore formally opened the new city hall building.
2012Culture
In 2012, the City of Kenmore and Kenmore Partners LLC broke off their development agreement.
2013History
After the split, Kenmore sold off 4.75 acres of former park and ride property in 2013 and sold two parcels north of Town Square in 2016 to MainStreet Property Group LLC to devel...
2015History
=== 2015 American Community Survey ===
In 2015 the median income for a household in the city was $90,588, and the median income for a family was $102,374.
2017Architecture
In 2017, Kenmore opened a community center called the Hangar at Town Square, a community gathering space which is available to the public to reserve for free.
2021Culture
== External links ==
City of Kenmore
Kenmore Heritage Society Archived February 11, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
HistoryLink.org article on the founding and naming of Kenmore
2023Infrastructure
A proposal to build an affordable housing complex with 100 units for transitional housing, to be operated by the nonprofit Plymouth Housing, was rejected by the Kenmore City Cou...
2024History
As of April 2024, there were 12 officers, including 10 patrol officers and one chief assigned full-time to the city.