612 60th Place
—Historic Resource, Built 1911 —
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 earlier and rented a house three blocks to the north of the present house. In 1908. Johnson worked as a Pullman porter and purchased from developer Clark, two unimproved lots on Addison Avenue (now 60th Place). Johnson later became the first president of the United Citizens of Fairmount Heights. The Johnson House is a two story wood-frame dwelling. It is distinguished by the decorative wrap around porch and its setting on a partially wooded corner lot.| HM Number | HM29I2 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 333999 N 4307221 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.89820000, -76.91423333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 53.892', W 76° 54.854' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 53' 53.52" N, 76° 54' 51.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202, 301 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5951 Field Pl, Fairmount Heights MD 20743, US |
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