Fairmount School

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East End Branch Library and Virginia State Capitol.

East End Branch Library

Library

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East End Branch Library is situated 1,400 feet south of Fairmount School.

Virginia State Capitol

Government office

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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. Virginia State Capitol is situated 1¼ miles west of Fairmount School.

Robinson Theater

Theater building

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Robinson Theater is a theater building, which is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Fairmount School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairmount and Union Hill.

Fairmount

Neighborhood

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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.

Union Hill

Neighborhood

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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…