Fairmount
Originally a trolley car suburb in the years just before the dawn of the 20th century, the Fairmount neighborhood in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia, is located just north of Union Hill.Photo: Jmurden, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fairmount, Richmond, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairmount School and Robinson Theater.
Fairmount School
School building
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Fairmount School, which became known as Helen Dickinson School from 1925 until 1958 and is now the Fairmount House, is a historic school building located in Richmond, Virginia.
Robinson Theater
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Robinson Theater is a theater building.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and East End.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
East End
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is a district in Richmond, Virginia. This includes historic neighborhoods in Richmond such as Church Hill, Fairmount, and Union Hill, more modern developments such as Fulton, Powhatan Hill, Fulton Hill, and Montrose Heights, and public housing communities such as Fairfield Court, Creighton Court, Whitcomb Court, and Mosby Court.
Church Hill
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Hill, encompassing the St. John's Church Historic District, is a neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond.
Fairmount
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.54181° or 37° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.41353° or 77° 24′ 49″ westOpen location code
8794GHRP+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3019501260OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5430621
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fairmount” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fairmount”
- German: “Fairmount”
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