An 1861 Civil War image appears to depict Fort Slemmer and the grounds of Queen’s farm, which lay between Forts Slemmer and Bunker Hill, in what is now Brookland and Michigan Park.
Category: HISTORIC PLACES
The story of the Brookland Baptist Church and the people who created it, in the words of a well-known Brookland developer. Begun as the Queenstown Baptist Church in 1881, it changed as the neighborhood began to grow.
Brookland once had a bowling alley with 28 lanes. The Brookland Recreation Center may not have survived, but at least the Art Deco building did.
With a new reservoir in place, it was time to build a filtration plant to clean the water. It would be the largest ever constructed.
The story of the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery, started after the first battle of Bull Run in July, 1861.
The story of Archie Edwards and his barbershop on Bunker Hill Road. It became a magnet for blues players from all over.
More history on the construction and design of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The cornerstone was laid in 1920.
The story of the Brooks Mansion, built by Colonel Jehiel Brooks from 1838-1840. He lived there until his death in 1886.
Bygone Brookland 