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Garrett Park Historic District

Coordinates: 39°2′9″N 77°5′41″W / 39.03583°N 77.09472°W / 39.03583; -77.09472
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Garrett Park Historic District
House in Garrett Park Historic District, September 2012
Garrett Park Historic District is located in Maryland
Garrett Park Historic District
Garrett Park Historic District is located in the United States
Garrett Park Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by B & O Railroad tracks, Rock Creek Park, and Flanders Ave., Garrett Park, Maryland
Coordinates39°2′9″N 77°5′41″W / 39.03583°N 77.09472°W / 39.03583; -77.09472
Area154 acres (62 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
ArchitectMaddux, Marshall & Co.; Richter, Alexander
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.75000910[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1975

The Garrett Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Maryland. It's a 154-acre (62 ha) residential community incorporated in 1891, along the B & O Railroad. The older community includes a number of late Victorian homes. During the 1920s, the town expanded with a set of 40,640-square-foot (3,776 m2), "Chevy" houses built by Maddux, Marshall & Co. The district also includes a set of Prairie Style homes designed and built by Alexander Richter during the 1950s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ David O. Almy (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Garrett Park Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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