FAIRMONT HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL 1 ADAPTIVE REUSE FEASIBILITY

FAIRMONT HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL 1 ADAPTIVE REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDY Purpose Present adaptive reuse options to the community to receive input and feedback Community Planning Division The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

ADAPTIVE REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDY Study Purpose Propose reuse options supported by the market that incorporate stakeholder suggestions. Reuse options could allow the adaptively reused historic Fairmont Heights High School to remain a valuable community asset 2

ADAPTIVE REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDY Study Objectives Feasibility Study Objectives: • Identify strategies/approaches to preserve the site’s historic and cultural legacy • Identify financially sustainable potential programmatic reuse options • Identify existing or potential multimodal transportation options • Identify funding options for financial leverage. 3

ADAPTIVE REUSE OPTIONS Community Outreach Elected Officials: • Office of County Executive (DCAO) • Former Councilmember Andrea Harrison, District 5 • Councilmember Jolene Ivey, District 5 • Fairmount Heights Town Council Government Agencies: • State of Maryland - Dept. of Housing & Community Development • MNCPPC Dept. of Parks and Recreation • Prince George’s County Public Schools • Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority Stakeholders: • FHHS Alumni Association • Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission • Fairmount Heights Town Council • Englewood Park Civic Association Private Organizations: • Arundel Community Development Services 4

ADAPTIVE REUSE OPTIONS Precedent Wiley H. Bates School, Annapolis, MD • • Legacy Center Senior Living Senior Center Boys and Girls Club 5

ADAPTIVE REUSE OPTIONS Proposed Reuse Options Fairmont Heights High School Alumni Association and Englewood Park Civic Association: • Legacy center/ Museum • Community Center/Senior Center/YMCA • Library • Vocational School • Playing fields for athletics • Meeting space for alumni • Performing Arts Theater M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation: • Playing fields Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority: • Senior housing 6

EXISTING SITE 7 Site Limitations Building Area: 168, 841 sq. ft. Site Area: 15 acres Structure: 4 stories Foundations: Pile foundation Steep Slope: 38 feet deep over 30 feet span Façade: one story high N

HISTORIC DESIGNATION AND INTEGRITY Additions Historic Site Designation: County Designation in 2010 Construction Phases: 8

HISTORIC DESIGNATION AND INTEGRITY Alterations Lost Character-Defining Features: • Main entrance location • Material • Openings National Register Nomination Ineligible for Historic Tax Credits 9

SCENARIOS Scenario One • Minimum funding • Minimal use Scenario Two • Additional public use Scenario Three Scenario Four • Housing 10

FAÇADE RECONSTRUCTION Commemoration Reconstruction • Original 1950 façade Commemorative Garden • Commemorative plaque • Proposed Statue of G. James Gholson • Incised names and dates Wiley H. Bates School, Annapolis, MD 11

SCENARIOS 12 Scenario One Legacy Center • Museum, archives display • Oral history • Meeting space Adaptive Reuse Option: Fairmont Heights High School Legacy Center

SCENARIOS Scenario One 13 • Portion - 1950 original building • Main entrance reconstructed • Existing staircase

SCENARIOS Scenario One • Legacy Center 4% 14

SCENARIOS Scenario Two 15

SCENARIOS Scenario Two • Legacy Center • Community Center 5% 16

SCENARIOS Scenario Three 17 • Entire 1950 original building • Portion of 1951 addition • Market can support 114 apartments units

SCENARIOS Scenario Three • Legacy Center • Community Center • Senior Housing 41% 18

SCENARIOS Scenario Three • Legacy Center • Community Center • Senior Housing 41% 19

SCENARIOS Scenario Three • Legacy Center • Community Center • Senior Housing 41% 20

SCENARIOS Scenario Three • Legacy Center • Community Center • Senior Housing 41% 21

NEXT STEPS Review comments from November 20 th, 2019 Community Meeting 22 Revise Draft Report to address community comments Community comments received until November 25 th, 2019 Maha Tariq maha. tariq@ppd. mncppc. org 301 -952 -3972 Final Report published by December 31 st, 2019

THANK YOU 23 Scenario Two Staff Members Frederick Stachura, Supervisor, Neighborhood Revitalization Section, Community Planning Division Maha Tariq, Project Manager, Neighborhood Revitalization Section, Community Planning Division Project web address: http: //www. pgplanning. org/4759/Fairmount-Heights-High. School-Adaptive-R Daniel Sams, Planner Coordinator, Neighborhood Revitalization Section, Community Planning Division Contact: Thomas Gross, Planner Coordinator, Historic Preservation Section, Countywide Planning Division Maha Tariq Project Manager, Neighborhood Revitalization Section, Community Planning Division The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Email: maha. tariq@ppd. mncppc. org Phone: 301 -952 -3972