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 , just across Rock Creek Park.
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  • Type: Suburb with 8,260 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Washington D.C.
  • Also known as: “Little Rome”, “McCeeneys Subdivision”, and “South Brookland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Ralph Bunche House.

Church
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The is a minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.

House
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was the home Ralph Bunche commissioned from Hilyard Robinson in 1941. It is located at 1510 Jackson Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., United States, in the Brookland neighborhood.

Theater building
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is an arts organization in the neighborhood of Northeast The nearest metro station is Brookland/CUA on the Red Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brentwood and Langdon.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , Bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, the train tracks of the Metro station, Montana Avenue NE, and New York Avenue NE.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Historical surveys of D.C. recognize as a neighborhood dating back to at least 1903.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of and neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but…

Brookland

Latitude
38.93283° or 38° 55′ 58″ north
Longitude
-76.98423° or 76° 59′ 3″ west
Population
8,260
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
87C5W2M8+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158604941
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4137828
Wiki­data ID
Q4575058
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Brookland” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “布鲁克兰”
  • Czech: “Brookland”
  • Dutch: “Brookland”
  • French: “Brookland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brookland”
  • Norwegian: “Brookland”
  • Russian: “Бруклэнд”
  • Spanish: “Brookland”
  • Urdu: “بروکلینڈ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brookland Baptist Church and Saint Paul Temple Church of God In Christ.

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