Galloway Collection
Title
Galloway Collection
Description
This collection contains more than 20 digital photographs and print reproductions of Garrett Park in the 1890s. These are the earliest known photographs of the town and were donated to the archives by a descendant of Beverly Thomas Galloway, a plant pathologist with the USDA and one of Garrett Park's first residents. The photographs feature not only the Galloway house but other early houses and buildings as well.
Date
1890-1896
Creator
Unknown
Subject
Garrett Park (Md.)--History
Photograph collections
Photograph collections
Publisher
Garrett Park Town Archives
Rights
No known restrictions
Format
Digital photographs (jpg); print reproductions
Language
English
Type
Collection
Identifier
TBA
Coverage
1890s
Collection Items
St. James Chapel/Town Hall Under Construction
This is a photograph of St. James Chapel under construction in the mid-1890s. The Chapel later became Garrett Park's Town Hall.
Intersection of Rokeby and Argyle
This photograph, ca. 1890, shows the intersection of Rokeby and Argyle Avenues looking west up Argyle. Kenilworth Avenue is visible at the top of the photograph.
Garrett Park Schoolhouse
This is Garrett Park's one-room schoolhouse ca. 1895. The building is now part of the house at 10701 Kenilworth Avenue.
Galloway House
This is a front view of the Beverly Thomas Galloway house (10925 Kenilworth Avenue), ca. 1891, taken shortly after completion of the house. Galloway was a plant pathologist with the USDA.
Dorsett House
The Palemon Howard Dorsett House (site is now 10922 Montrose Avenue), ca. 1891, shortly after construction. This is the only known photograph of the house, which burned in 1903. Dorsett was a friend and colleague of Beverly T. Galloway (10925…
Garrett Park Railroad Station
This photographs shows an elevated view looking south down the B&O railroad track of the Garrett Park station and general store.