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Garrett Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Garrett Building

Part of the Business and Government Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1982; the district followed in 1987
Commercial StyleListed 1982In the Business and Government Historic DistrictBaltimore
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About Garrett Building

Garrett Building, at 233-239 Redwood St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 16, 1982. The Register lists it for its commerce, architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 9 other Maryland listings. It also stands in the Business and Government Historic District, listed in 1987. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Maryland, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 78 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1982 to today

  1. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1987The Business and Government Historic District is listed around it
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

233-239 Redwood St., Baltimore · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Garrett BuildingStart here
  2. 2Canton HouseColonial Revival · next door
  3. 3Chamber of Commerce BuildingNeo-Renaissance · next door
  4. 4U.S. Custom HouseBeaux Arts · Built 1907 · next door
  5. 5Business and Government Historic DistrictRomanesque · 0.1 mi on
Around it

59 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMercantile Trust and Deposit CompanyRomanesque0.1 miBAlex Brown BuildingGeorgian Revival · Built 19010.1 miBContinental Trust Company BuildingClassical0.1 miOBattle MonumentClassical · Built 18250.1 miBBaltimore City HallFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 18750.1 miBPaca Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival0.1 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.2 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore BranchSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBBaltimore City Municipal Office BuildingBuilding0.2 mi★Peale's Baltimore MuseumBuilt 17860.2 mi★USS TORSK (submarine)Tench Class Submarine0.3 mi★U.s.s. ConstellationStructure0.3 miStNOBSKA (steamship)Structure0.3 mi★CHESAPEAKE (lightship)Built 19300.3 mi★USCGC Taney (Whec-37)Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter0.3 miBPratt Street Power PlantBuilding0.3 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.3 miBCarroll MansionFederal0.3 mi
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BMercantile Deposit and TrustBuilt 19690.3 mi★Shot TowerStructure0.3 miBHouse at 9 North Front StreetFederal0.3 miBSt. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic ChurchGeorgian0.3 miBSt. Paul's Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBHutzler Brothers Palace BuildingRomanesque Eclectic0.3 miBCommercial Credit Company BuildingBuilt 19540.3 miDGay Street Historic DistrictEarly Republic0.3 miBTerminal WarehouseBuilding0.3 miBZion Lutheran ChurchEarly Republic0.3 miStSeven-Foot Knoll LighthouseBuilt 18550.4 mi★Flag HouseBuilding0.4 miBBrewers ExchangeRenaissance Revival0.4 miBSt. Paul's Church RectoryGeorgian0.4 miBBaltimore Gas and Electric Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19160.4 miBOdd Fellows HallRomanesque0.4 miBSt. Alphonsus' Church, Rectory, Convent and HalleGothic Revival0.4 miBWoman's Industrial ExchangeBuilding0.4 miBBrown's Arcade (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival0.4 miDCathedral Hill Historic DistrictArt Deco0.4 miBBuilding at 239 North Gay StreetItalianate0.4 miBOld Town Savings BankItalianate0.4 miBOtterbein ChurchGeorgian0.5 miBWilkens-Robins BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBEmerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerRomanesque · Built 19110.5 miBJohnston BuildingQueen Anne · Built 18800.5 miBRombro BuildingQueen Anne0.5 miBFaust Brothers BuildingItalianate0.5 miBChizuk Amuno SynagogueVictorian Gothic · Built 18760.5 miBLloyd Street SynagogueGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBKnipp, George, & Brother BuildingItalianate0.5 miBMcKim's SchoolGreek0.5 miBHendler CreameryRomanesque Revival0.5 miBStewart's Department StoreLate Victorian0.5 miDChinatown Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Old Roman Catholic CathedralBuilt 18210.5 miBBenson BuildingCommercial0.5 mi★First Unitarian ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBStandard Oil BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.5 miBEngine House No. 6Italian-Gothic0.5 miBNull HouseItalianate0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial Style.

Hendler Creamery0.5 mi away
Market Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.6 mi away
Upper Fells Point Historic District1.1 mi away
Hollins-Roundhouse Historic District1.2 mi away

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Questions about Garrett Building

Is Garrett Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 16, 1982 (Register number 82001586).

Is Garrett Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Peale's Baltimore Museum, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Garrett Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Is Garrett Building in a historic district?

Yes, the Business and Government Historic District, added to the Register in 1987.

Where can I read the history of Garrett Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 78 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106776566 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.