The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Garrett Park was an early planned community, originally promoted by businessman Henry W. Copp, who purchased the land in 1886. Copp wanted to build a suburban development reminiscent of an English village, and even went so far as to name the streets after locations in the novels of the English author Walter Scott, such as Kenilworth and Strathmore. Copp worked in conjunction with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which in 1893 built a train station. Builders were given reduced rates to transport workers and materials to the town site, and new residents were given free trips to move in. The town lies along the former B&O railway corridor (now used by CSX, Amtrak, and MARC). It was named for John Work Garrett, who had led the B&O for nearly three decades, including during the American Civil War. Copp limited commercial development in the community. Today the town has a four-star restaurant…
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Start Garrett Park’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garrett Park’s history is told.
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CommonsHoly Cross school PK-8 Kensington MD 2023-04-23 09-16-372023
CommonsDonal McLaughlin Place and Weymouth Street Signs2023
CommonsPost Office Garrett Park MD USPS 20210425 135740 12021
CommonsCovid-19 Mask Up In Garrett Park MD 20210425 135804 12021
CommonsMetropolitan Subdivision Rock Creek crossing 2020a2020
CommonsKnowles Avenue Bridge 20202020
CommonsGarrett Park Road Bridge 20202020
CommonsPenn Place, Garrett Park, MD 2015-07-222015
CommonsGarrett Park Town Hall 2015-07-222015
CommonsGarrett Park ES 2015-07-222015
CommonsGarrett Park B&O station20101 historic place in Garrett Park
Garrett Park has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 240 historic buildings, because Garrett Park Historic District alone counts 240.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.