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Kenwood <br />Seward <br />Tangletown <br />St. Anthony Park <br />Summit Hill/Crocus Hill <br />St. Louis Park <br />Hopkins <br />Roseville <br />Kenwood-Minneapolis <br />Stately on the Lakes <br />Kenwood photo by Caitlin Abrams <br />Proudly Palatial <br />Homes in Kenwood were made for turn-of-the-century titans. They’re filled with <br />luxurious details. <br />Just southwest of downtown, between Cedar Lake Park and Lake of the Isles, near all of the urban amenities of <br />Uptown, is arguably the most affluent of all Twin Cities neighborhoods. Kenwood is a tiny neighborhood of <br />huge turn-of-the-century homes, all on winding streets with Minneapolis’s parks and trails system weaving <br />through. Like its most famous (fictitious) resident, Mary Richards from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, when you <br />live in Kenwood you really have made it after all. <br />HISTORY <br />Lake of the Isles and its shoreline were acquired by the City of Minneapolis in 1886, and once it was dredged to <br />become part of the famed Chain of Lakes, the stately homes went up. As early as the 1920s, residents were <br />reticent toward overdevelopment, which is why Kenwood Park has remained virtually untouched since. <br />HOUSING STOCK <br />The stuff of Sunday drives: jumbo Mediterranean, Colonial, and Arts and Crafts, mostly built before 1939. <br />There are a few affordable gems among the 569 residential structures, and even a few townhomes, condos, <br />and rentals. But the medianhousehold income is nearly three times higher than the rest of Minneapolis; the <br />average home value was more than $400,000 in 2010. Kenwood is older, more educated, and more affluent <br />than most of the metro. <br />SCHOOLS TO NOTE <br />Kenwood Community School <br />This Minneapolis public elementary is a beloved neighborhood fixture with strong parental support and a focus <br />on the fine arts at its core.kenwood.mpls.k12.mn.us <br /> <br />