Editing Garrett, Indiana (section)

==Important Buildings and Facts==
The [[Garrett Community Mausoleum]], [[Garrett Historic District]], [[J.H. Haag House]], [[Keyser Township School 8]], [[Mountz House]], [[Henry Peters House]], and [[John Wilderson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140404.htm |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |date=2014-04-04 |work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14 |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428125007/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140404.htm |archive-date=2015-04-28 }}</ref>

St. Joseph Catholic church, built in 1929 is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]], is an Italian-style church, more than a century old. It operates St. Joseph Catholic School in Garrett and previously managed Sacred Heart Hospital.

Sacred Heart Hospital, standing at 220 South Ijams St, was built in 1902.  It was run by nuns from the Order of the [[Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart]].  It became the Garrett Community Hospital when the sisters stopped managing the hospital.  The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

For years, the building remained largely unused until renovated in 2003.  It had forty-two apartments for senior citizens. In 2010, the residency requirement were changed allowing the population at large to have access to the Sacred Heart Apartments.  The facility is currently managed by New Generation Management based in Fort Wayne.

In 2005 the DeKalb County YMCA Community Center was opened at 1200 East Houston St.  Which is now called the Judy A. Morrill  center or The JAM.  This facility was designed and built with the community in mind.  There is a zero entry pool, allowing handicapped individuals to use a ramp to enter the pool.  This pool also offers a water slide and splash pads for children.  The fitness room provides free weights, aerobic machines, and weight machines.  There is also a large gymnasium and playground at the facility.  Daycare and after school services are available for families.

In January 2011 control of the facility changed to become the Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center, or J.A.M. Rec Center.  Many classes and activities are offered, including scrap-booking, Yoga, swimming and fitness classes, bingo, and more.

Another important landmark in the city is its Garrett Fire Department, which originally had its headquarters in the City Hall. Until joining with the Police Department to make a new station in 1996. The GFD has been saving life and property in Garrett and the surrounding communities since 1879.

The [[Creek Chub Bait Company]] was founded in Garrett in 1916 after the founders, Henry Dills, Carl Heinzerling, and George Schulthess had originally conceived the company a decade prior in 1906. Creek Chub baits and lures remain popular among collectors and a historical marker was set up in 2017 where the factory had been before it was taken down.