Garrett Park Historic District

Garrett Park Historic District
House in Garrett Park Historic District, September 2012
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

  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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