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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29I2_72-09-32-john-s-johnson-house_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
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 earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29D0_first-baptist-church_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
First Baptist Church is the oldest church in the Town of Fairmount Heights. It was the meeting place for all of the town's first activities. It was organized by Reverend Strothers. The church was erected in 1913. Funded By the Maryland Departm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29B0_72-09-33-henry-pinckney-house_Capitol-Heights-MD.html
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 entr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29A6_72-09-38-charity-hall_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2996_72-09-17-samuel-hargrove-house_Capitol-Heights-MD.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2994_72-09-39-robert-s-nichols-house_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
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 U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM298T_72-09-29-fairmount-heights-elementary-school_Capitol-Heights-MD.html
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 George's Count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2986_trammell-taylor-house_Capitol-Heights-MD.html
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 porc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM297U_william-sidney-pittman-and-portia-washington-pittman-house-site_Capitol-Heights-MD.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2956_72-09-29-world-war-ii-monument_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
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 Bar…
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