Garrett Park Historic District
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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
Area154 acres (62 ha)
Built1887
Garrett Park Historic District | |
 House in Garrett Park Historic District, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by B & O Railroad tracks, Rock Creek Park, and Flanders Ave., Garrett Park, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°2′9″N 77°5′41″W / 39.03583°N 77.09472°W |
| Area | 154 acres (62 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Maddux, Marshall & Co.; Richter, Alexander |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000910[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 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]
