Fairmount Heights Historic District

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Fairmount Heights Historic District is a historically significant residential community in Prince George’s County, Maryland, known for its early-20th-century African American heritage and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
residential neighborhood
associatedWithEthnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
country United States of America
developedDuring Jim Crow laws
surface form: Jim Crow era
hasArchitecturalStyle Bungalow
Colonial Revival
Craftsman
Foursquare
Minimal Traditional
hasBuildingMaterial brick construction
wood-frame construction
hasBuildingType churches
community buildings
schools
single-family dwellings
hasCharacteristic historically African American community
street grid plan
suburban development
hasCivicFunction local government center for Fairmount Heights
hasConstructionPeriod circa early 1900s to mid-20th century
hasCulturalSignificance center of African American community life in Prince George's County
hasDemographicHistory predominantly African American population in 20th century
hasFunction residential community for African Americans
hasHistoricalRole early African American suburb of Washington, D.C.
hasIntegrity retains early-20th-century residential character
hasLandscapeFeature tree-lined streets
hasPlanningType platted subdivision
hasSocialHistory site of African American educational initiatives
site of African American political organizing
hasStreetPattern rectilinear grid
hasTransportationContext suburban community accessible to Washington, D.C.
hasUse residential
hasZoningType primarily residential
heritage African American history
knownFor African American civic activism
African American homeownership
segregation-era Black suburb
locatedIn Fairmount Heights, Maryland NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland

Maryland
surface form: State of Maryland
locatedNear Washington, D.C.
partOf Washington metropolitan area
periodOfSignificance early 20th century
significance early-20th-century African American residential community

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Fairmount Heights, Maryland hasHistoricDistrict Fairmount Heights Historic District
Fairmount Heights, Maryland NRHPListing Fairmount Heights Historic District
Fairmount Heights hasLandmark Fairmount Heights Historic District