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Kenmore, WA is located at the north end of Lake
Washington in the Seattle Metropolitan area. The easiest way to get to Kenmore is to
take Interstate-5 Exit 177 and go east on WA-104 until you come to Lake
Washington in Lake
Forest Park. Turn north (left) on Bothell Way and in about 1.5 mi. you
will be in Kenmore.
Kenmore is
mainly a residential community with only a limited commercial district.
History
Once
thick dense forests, Kenmore was not
developed as early as the surrounding cities of Bothell and Woodinville.
The land, primarily owned by investors sat undeveloped until Watson C. Squire
(one of the first state senators) purchased some of the property in 1880
and built a water tower.
In 1889 John and Annie McMasters
leased some of the land from him and named the area Kenmore after their
previous home, Kenmore,
Canada. McMasters opened the Fir Lumber Company in 1903. At
that time Kenmore consisted of the mill,
its cookhouse, the managers house and the workers
shacks and bunkhouse.
In
1923 the mill burnt down. During prohibition from 1917 to 1933, Kenmore became a popular place for Seattleites
escaping from prohibition agents. Liquor could easily be disposed of in Lake Washington if they need be.
The
city of Kenmore was not incorporated until
1998, making it one of the newest city’s in King County.
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