Garrett Park Wedding

Garrett Park is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland. It was named for a former president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but whether specifically for John Garrett or Robert W. Garrett is a matter of some disagreement between sources. The population was 917 at the 2000 census. Garrett Park is also home to Garrett Park Elementary School. A section of the town was designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, in recognition of the collection of Victorian houses there.

Garrett Park was incorporated as a town in 1898, with sponsorship by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Builders were given reduced rates to transport workers and materials to the town site, and new residents were given free trips to move in. Rail suburbs did not catch on in the area, however, and the community stagnated as automobiles replaced trains and streetcars as the primary means of commuting.

Garrett Park is located at 392' North, 776' West. It is just west of Kensington, due north of Bethesda, northwest of Silver Spring, and southeast of Rockville. It is approximately halfway between Rockville and Silver Spring. Rock Creek Park is located along the town's southeast borders.