45. A Walk Through Time in Brookland

A Walk Through Time in Brookland

Tour description:

Walk back in time and contrast Brookland today with Brookland during five earlier historic periods: the Native American Woodlands Period, Washington County, the Civil War Era, Trolley Car Suburb and the City Neighborhood (1960 to today). Photos from the guide’s personal collection will show representations of neighborhood sites during these various periods. See the various architectural styles of Brookland’s buildings as well as those that are on the Historic Landmark registry and the sites and homes associated with such famous Brooklanders as professor and poet Sterling Brown, ornithologist Robert Ridgeway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (The Yearling), botanist and Four H leader Carrie Harrison and US government executive Robert Weaver. The lives of Ralph Bunche, John Preston Davis, Walter and Jean Kerr and Bishop Fulton Sheen will also be considered with reference to their time in Brookland. The tour guide will point out in Brookland as well.

Tour Guide: John Feeley; Longtime resident, local writer, co-author of Brookland and volunteer tour guide

Ward: 5

TOUR INFORMATION:

Tour Starting Location:

St. Anthony’s Grade School

3400 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017

Meet at the St. Anthony’s Grade School cafeteria.

· Closest Metro or Bus Line: Brookland/ Catholic University

· Tour Ending Location: Brookland/Catholic University Metro station

· Tour Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

· Tour Distance: 1 miles

· Fitness Level: Moderate level (brisk walking, uneven terrain)

· Audio Enhancer: No

· ASL: No

· Wheelchair Accessible: No

· Stroller Accessible: Yes

Host or Publisher Events DC