As I’ve researched Brookland and vicinity over the years, I’ve come across a number of interesting little stories…
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I drive south on 13th Street often, so regularly pass through the intersection of 13th…
National Hero or Neighborhood Eccentric? November 19, 1881, 3pm: The most hated man in America sat uncomfortably in…
It Was Once Called Metropolis View That chunk of land to the west of Colonel…
When I was researching my last post on the oldest remaining pre-subdivision homes in the…
There’s a great new resource for people interested in house history in Washington. It’s an…
The Monroe Street bridge is about to undergo a complete and long-needed rehabilitation. The original…
1887: Col. Jehiel Brooks had died the previous year and his 200+ acres of land…
When I first moved to Brookland I quickly noticed how many cemeteries there seemed to…
Brookland had a number of different development partners in its formative years: Benjamin Leighton and…
