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Fair Mount
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National Register of Historic Places

Fair Mount

Also known as DHR# 138-0042-0428

On the National Register since 200422 years
Colonial RevivalListed 2004Winchester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Fair Mount

Fair Mount, at 311 Fairmount Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 16, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 403 other Virginia listings. The listing covers 2.3 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

311 Fairmount Ave., Winchester · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Fair MountStart here
  2. 2Jackson, Thomas J., HeadquartersGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Handley LibraryBeaux-Arts · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4The George Washington HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1924 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Mount Hebron Cemetery and GatehouseChateauesque · Built 1844 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DWinchester Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miDWinchester Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.3 miBAdam Kurtz HouseBuilding0.4 miBFrederick County CourthouseGreek Revival0.4 miDWinchester Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.4 miBHexagon HouseBuilding0.4 miDWinchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III)District0.5 miBOld Stone ChurchBuilding0.5 miBC. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage CorporationBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Winchester Historic District0.3 mi away
The George Washington HotelBuilt 1924 · 0.3 mi away
Douglas School0.7 mi away
Newtown-Stephensburg Historic District7.7 mi away

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Questions about Fair Mount

Is Fair Mount on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 16, 2004 (Register number 03001431).

Is Fair Mount a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jackson, Thomas J., Headquarters, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Fair Mount?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fair Mount?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41684138 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.