Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History Museum

J. B. Garnett & Co. was a dry goods and department store founded in 1919 in Highland Park by Joseph Garnett and later run by his son James. In August 1921 Garnett opened another branch in Market Square in Lake Forest, taking over the former Meyer & Co. dry goods store.

Over the next five decades, Garnett’s expanded in size and in product lines into a large department store anchoring the north side of the square, offering apparel, home décor, accessories, and bedding. It closed in 1973 in Lake Forest and six years later in Highland Park.