Brookland
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a large minor Catholic basilica and national shrine in the United States in Washington, D.C., located at 400 Michigan Avenue Northeast, adjacent to Catholic University.
Ralph Bunche House
House
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Ralph Bunche House was the home Ralph Bunche commissioned from Hilyard Robinson in 1941.
Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Library
Photo: Bookworm-ce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Woodridge Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Woodridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1801 Hamlin Street NE.
Localities in the Area
Brentwood
Neighbourhood
Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., and is named after the Brentwood Mansion built at Florida Avenue and 6th Street NE in 1817 by Robert Brent, the first mayor of Washington City.
Langdon
Neighbourhood
Langdon, is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Historical surveys of D.C. recognize Langdon as a neighborhood dating back to at least 1903.
Michigan Park
Neighbourhood
Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element.
Brookland
- Type: Neighbourhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Washington D.C.
- Categories: neighbourhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington County (historical), Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.93283° or 38° 55' 58" northLongitude
-76.98423° or 76° 59' 3" westElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open Location Code
87C5W2M8+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 158604941OpenStreetMap Feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4137828Wikidata ID
Q4575058Brookland Satellite Map
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Also Known As
Other Places Named Brookland
In the Area
Brookland is situated close to the neighbourhood Bellair and the suburb University Heights.
Localities
- WoodridgeNeighbourhood
- NortheastQuarter
- North WoodridgeNeighbourhood
- Kaywood GardensNeighbourhood
- EdgewoodNeighbourhood
- AvondaleSuburb
Landmarks
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Brookland. Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.