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Summer brings a quiet peace to Kenilworth, but weekends are buzzing with the sounds of joyous wedding celebrations. Our membership drive continues with the start of our fiscal year July 1, so please get your dues in before you head off for your vacation! Club events will start up in the fall, kicking off with the Parent Fun Night/Battle of the Bands on Friday, September 10.

For information on booking the club for your special event, see the link "About Renting" in the left hand column of this home page.

For more details, call 847.251.1227 or send an email to the club's Director Lisa Lauren

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About the Kenilworth Club

The Kenilworth Club Assembly Hall, designed by noted architect George W. Maher, is the historic building that has served as Kenilworth's community house since its construction in 1906. The Kenilworth Club represents an evolution of the old New England village meeting house. The building has long been regarded as a masterpiece - perhaps the masterpiece - of George W. Maher's mature prairie style. The club offers an excellent example of Maher's "motif-rhythm" theory: a diamond capping a long stem is seen throughout the building in a variety of sizes. With its long, low roof forms, simplified details in stucco and timber, distinctive art glass windows, and open interior spaces, the Hall stands as one of the very finest examples of the Prairie School of architecture that flourished in the Midwest shortly after 1900. Of all his work, this building is closest to the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, as one can see by comparing it to Wright's Hiram Baldwin house of 1905 at 205 Essex Road, a few blocks away. Originally the Kenilworth Avenue entrance featured a pergola with an elm tree growing through it.

The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is the prominent centerpiece of Kenilworth, serving its civic and cultural community.

Board of Directors

Jill Delaney, President
Ray Weber, Vice-President
Lisa Lauren, Secretary
Paul Sheridan, Acting Treasurer

Julie Anastos
Donna Calk
Joe Coughlin
Peter Cummins
Jeff Hudson
Cary Johnson
Trish Kelly
Danielle McGuire
Dan Noel
Debby Ponko
Linda Ransford
Lisanne Rogers
M'Liz Simonds
Stacey Vanmetre
Kris Whisner

Staff

Lisa Lauren, Director

Director's Hours
Monday: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday: by appointment