*This story is part of WANE 15’s In Your Hometown series where we will be highlighting three local cities on-air and online during the next few Mondays. GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) -- While Garrett history is commonly associated with its ties to the railroad, the city also contains many ancillary artifacts of the past that are still in use today. In 1983, the Garrett Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in order to highlight and preserve many of the homes, churches and government buildings that came about as a result of the railroad. In Your Hometown: Silver Screen Cinema back open after a decade While the boundaries of the Garrett Historic District comprise all of downtown and a sizable portion of the surrounding neighborhoods, 26 "representative properties" that define the "cultural and social development [of Garrett] fostered by the railroad." A vast majority of those properties are more than 100 years old and include the city's post office and library: A map outlining the boundary and key properties of the Garrett Historic District B & O Freighthouse (1875) John King Block (1875) B & O Passenger Block (1876) Jennie Bicknell Block (1880) John Paul House (1880) Frank Britton House (1884) Emanuel Thumma House (1886) Fred Wood House (1891) George Novinger House (1896) Widmer Block (1899) T.A. Smith House (1899) Division Superintendent's House (1899) Sacred Heart Hospital (1902) Samuel Johnson House (1907) McKennan/Parks House (1910) John Cogley House (1910) Charles Searfoss House (1912) Charles Abell House (1913) Garrett City Hall (1913) World Episcopal Methodist Church (1913) Garrett Public Library (1914) Houser Block (1915) George Carroll House (1922) St. Joseph Catholic Church (1929) U.S. Post Office (1936) Gala Theater (1939) Garrett Public LibraryA plaque signifying the year the Garrett Public Library was built.The building formerly known as Sacred Heart Hospital, which was built in 1902. The building is currently an apartment complex.A plaque signifying the year the Sacred Heart Hospital was built.The main entrance of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett.Architecture along the main entrance of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett.A side view of St. Joseph Catholic Church in GarrettFirst Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as Garrett United Methodist Church, was built in 1913.First Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as Garrett United Methodist Church, was built in 1913 and added to in the 1960s In Your Hometown: The organization clothing the Garrett community for over 10 years The Mountz Residence, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as an individual property is also located inside the Garrett Historic District. The Garrett Historic District's listing on the National Register of Historic Places can be found online.