If you’re going to start talking about Brookland history, the Brooks Mansion is probably the best place to begin. The mansion is a great example of brick Greek Revival residential architecture dating from the late 1830s. Located at 901 Newton Street, NE, it was built by Colonel Jehiel Brooks and his wife, Ann Margaret Queen, at the center of their 246-acre estate, Bellair. In 1887, the estate was sold and subdivided, creating the early railroad commuter suburb of Brookland. In 1891, the Marist Society purchased the Brooks Mansion to house the Marist College. The Marist Society added a large east wing in 1894. The mansion was owned by various Catholic groups and used for educational purposes until the 1970's, when it was sold to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which planned to demolish the building for a Metro parking lot. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1975.
Today, the mansion is home to DCTV, which makes a conference room available to local, non-profit organizations.
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