10/21/2021
π Meet the founders/owners of Garyland Property Group, father and son duo Sherman & Christopher Harris natives of Gary, Indiana with shared family roots supplanted in Gary since 1918 π
Both Sherman and Christopher are Gary Theodore Roosevelt High School Alumnae of graduating classes 1979 & 2007 respectively. Sherman is a natural visionary and finished carpentry craftsman π . Christopher earned his Baccalaureate Degree in Construction Management from the University of Northern Iowa in 2012 π has earned and maintained accrediation as a LEED Green Associate with the USGBC - United States Green Building Council since 2014. π‘
π‘The idea of Garyland Property Group was birthed in 2019 by the Harris's with the intent to provide quality housing while connecting those new residents to local resources, history & culture. π‘
β΄ FACTOID: The name 'Garyland' pays homage to The Gary Land Company, a subsidiary company of US Steel which was responsible for the building the City of Gary's first official residential subdivisions ππ .
In the Early 20th Century, Garyland was proudly used a pseudonym for Northwest Indiana.