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This photographs shows an elevated view looking south down the B&O railroad track of the Garrett Park station and general store.

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…

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.

This is Garrett Park's one-room schoolhouse ca. 1895. The building is now part of the house at 10701 Kenilworth Avenue.

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.

This is a photograph of St. James Chapel under construction in the mid-1890s. The Chapel later became Garrett Park's Town Hall.

This is a team picture of the Garrett Park Gnats youth baseball team, 1954.

This is a 1956 photograph of the Co-Op integrated youth baseball team, which included players from Garrett Park, Ken-Gar, and surrounding communities.

This is an undated photograph of the Garrett Park Gnats youth baseball team.

This is a photograph of the Gnats youth baseball team in 1957. That season a printing error was made on the team's t-shirts, so they became the "Knats" for the season.

This is a 1961 photograph of the Co-Op integrated youth baseball team, which included boys from Garrett Park, Ken-Gar, and surrounding areas.

This is a photograph of a t-shirt from the 1957 Garrett Park Gnats youth baseball team. According to a former player, an error was made in printing the t-shirt that year, so the team became the "Knats" instead of the Gnats. Found in collection.

This is an image of an original dance card or booklet that was created for the town's 60th Anniversary. The booklet appears professionally printed with ribbon and glitter embellishments. Found in collection.

This is a brief article prepared by a member of Garrett Park's Historic Preservation Committee describing "Richterville," a section of town named for the renowned architect Alexander Richter. Richter designed the area's 26 mid-century modern homes.