Racially-restrictive housing covenants were a tool used to keep people of color out of certain neighborhoods. Brookland was one of them.
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Colonel Jehiel Brooks had numerous famous acquaintances, including President John Tyler. He was also an ardent horticulturalist, and was quite attached to one particular tree.
A colonial-era house used to stand at the southern end of Brookland. It has a fascinating history.
The story of Bill Jones, “The Avenger,” who took a shot at the man who killed President Garfield.
It was once called “Metropolis View,” but was renamed Edgewood by the Chief Justice of the United States and his beautiful daughter. A story of wealth and scandal.
Racially-restrictive housing covenants were a vicious tool to keep neighborhoods white. A block of Kearny Street provides an example.
A look at the houses built before Brookland was first subdivided in 1887 that still stand.
Crossing the Metropolitan Branch railroad tracks was important to the development of the neighborhood. The Monroe Street Bridge was the first.
One of the original landowners of Washington DC was buried here in the early days of the city. The grave led to a feud between Colonel Brooks and a well-known politician.
The history of cemeteries in Washington DC, focusing on those near to Brookland.
Bygone Brookland 