Upper Marlboro is the county seat for Prince George's County
Fairmount Heights is in Prince George's County
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In 1920, developer Robinson White built 19 small frame bungalows of identical form and style on Fairview (now 62nd Avenue). This area was the original Fairmount Heights Subdivision. These houses closely resembled the Rosita style of bungalows . . . — — Map (db m120729) HM
On 61st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 61st Avenue.
Charity Hall, although drastically altered from its original form, is an important historic feature of the Fairmount Heights community. The main block of the building was constructed by the Fairmount Heights Mutual Improvement Company to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m120037) HM
On 60th Place north of Eastern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
The Fonville House represents the foursquare houses popular in the early twentieth century. It was one of the largest houses during the early development of the Fairmount Heights community. It was built by Cornelius Fonville, who worked as a . . . — — Map (db m120290) HM
On Foote Street at 62nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Foote Street.
The Doswell Brooks House was built in 1928 in the Mount Wisener subdivision of Fairmount Heights; the third subdivision to be platted in the community. It was built for Doswell and Anita Brooks. The house is a small bungalow, representative of a . . . — — Map (db m122146) HM
On 61st Avenue near Addison Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Fairmount Heights Elementary School is one of the largest buildings in the community. Before its construction, classes were held in nearby Charity Hall (715 61st Avenue). in early 1911, a group of residents approached the Prince Georges County . . . — — Map (db m119825) HM
On 59th Avenue just south of H Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Fairmount Heights Methodist Episcopal Church now known as Grace United Methodist Church was originally established in 1909. The first services were held in Charity Hall located at what is now 715 61st Avenue. For a short time after, services . . . — — Map (db m143032) HM
On 58th Avenue at J Street, on the right when traveling east on 58th Avenue.
First Baptist Church is the oldest church in the Town of Fairmount Heights. It was the meeting place for all of the towns first activities. It was organized by Reverend Strothers. The church was erected in 1913.
Funded By the Maryland . . . — — Map (db m120152) HM
The Pinkney House is representative of the American Foursquare, a popular dwelling type with a square floor plan. The Henry Pinckney House is a large two-story dwelling with a hip roof pierced by gable dormers on three-planes of the roof. The . . . — — Map (db m120077) HM
On 59th Avenue just north of J Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1911, James Armstrong was appointed a member of the building committee for the proposed Fairmount Heights Elementary School (now located at Addison Road and 61st Avenue). A few years later he was named Director of Manual Training School at . . . — — Map (db m143033) HM
On 60th Place at Veterans Memorial Place, on the left when traveling north on 60th Place.
The John S. Johnson House is a cross-gabled frame dwelling built on large lots or groups of lots in developing subdivisions of the early twentieth century. It was built in 1911 for John S. Johnson, who settled in Fairmount Heights a few years . . . — — Map (db m120381) HM
The Fairmount Heights Municipal Center was constructed as a fire hall; it later served as a health clinic, library, general meeting space and, most importantly, as the town hall. The lots on which it stood were purchased by the town between 1939 and . . . — — Map (db m122206) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast, 0 miles south of Sheriff Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Capt Molly Pitcher Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154786) HM
The Robert S. Nichols House was one of the community's most beautiful and substantial houses. Built in 1908 by John F. Collins, who sold the house and two lots in 1909 to Robert S. Nichols. Nichols moved to Maryland from Texas, and worked in the . . . — — Map (db m119907) HM
The Hargrove House was built in the North Fairmount Heights subdivision, platted in 1910. It was built by brick mason Samuel Hargrove. It is an unusual dwelling form, with molded brick detail and is probably unique in Prince George's County. It is . . . — — Map (db m119876) HM
On 60th Avenue at L Street, on the right when traveling north on 60th Avenue.
The first service of the Sylvan Baptist Church was held on the first Sunday in July, 1925, under a brush harbor on this site. The church was organized with six Baptist believers in Christ. Deacons Earl Luckett, John Lane, William Lane, Ambrose . . . — — Map (db m125050) HM
On Addison Road at 60th Place, on the right when traveling south on Addison Road.
The Fairmount Heights No. 92 F.A.A.M Maryland Jurisdiction received their charter in 1928 with Andrew Knox, W.M. George Henderson, Jr. W. Edward Patterson, Sr. W. James A. Campbell, Secretary and George W. Patterson, Treasurer. The Lodge building . . . — — Map (db m120313) HM
On 60th Place, 0.1 miles south of Addison Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Fairmount Heights Municipal Center was constructed originally as a fire hall; it later was used as a health clinic, a library, a general meeting space and more importantly as the town hall. the lots on which it stood were purchased by the . . . — — Map (db m143031) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast just north of 62nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
William Sidney Pittman was born in Montgomery Alabama in 1875 to a laundress and an unknown father. At the age of seventeen, he began studying at Tuskegee Institute located in Tuskegee Alabama. He later attended Drexel Institute, Philadelphia . . . — — Map (db m143017) HM
The Trammell-Taylor House was one of the most substantial houses in the early development of Fairmount Heights. The house is a two-and-one-half story, side gabled, wood frame dwelling with Classical Revival decorative details. Above the entry porch . . . — — Map (db m119837) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Pittman House was designed and built as a family home by architect William Sidney Pittman in 1907, the year in which he married Portia, daughter of the his former mentor Booker T. Washington. Pittman (1875-1958) attended Tuskegee Institute in . . . — — Map (db m119806) HM
On 59th Avenue at 59th Place, on the right when traveling east on 59th Avenue.
The World War II Monument was erected to honor the citizens of Fairmount Heights who served in the armed forces during World War II. In the early years of the Fairmount Heights community, this small park was the property of the Reverend Joshua . . . — — Map (db m119737) HM
