Aerial Photo of Garrett Property Circa 1930

[LincolnMan]

(04-11-2013 04:11 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  

(04-11-2013 03:31 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  None of those structures exist today, correct?

Bill,

Sadly, no, there is nothing left of the house or barn(s) at the Garrett site. The house collapsed in on itself in the late 1930s. The new barn was either demolished when Fort AP Hill was made or eventually collapsed in on itself as well. Up until the early 1960s an outline for the foundation of the house could still be seen. After the southbound lane of Route 301 was put in however that too disappeared.

Dave: I agree. It is sad that a site of such historical significance should be vanished. I don't know the particulars of how it happened, but wish it could have been different. Maybe it was thought that the place might become a shrine of sorts to Booth?