Public Meeting: Brookland Public Education Project
Please plan to join DCPL for this online event! Historic preservation consultant and architectural historian Heather McMahon will present her initial findings related to DCPL’s Brookland Community Public Education Project. Once completed, this project will provide important documentation of Brookland’s historic commercial corridor along 12th Street NE.
Brookland’s 12th Street NE commercial corridor largely developed in the second quarter of the 20th century, and the two-block study area between Otis and Monroe streets is lined with small-scale, vernacular commercial buildings and rowhouses. Since 2019, several older buildings have been lost to mid-rise, residential, infill development, and the entire corridor is prime for redevelopment. This documentation, which highlights small and legacy businesses along Brookland’s 12th Street, is partly informed by oral histories, and will highlight the important overlap between historic preservation and public history. Once the project is completed during summer 2026, this information, including oral histories, will be available to the public via an ArcGIS Story Map.
Following the presentation, Heather will answer questions and ask for feedback on the project. This project is part of a Section 106 review process and a resulting memorandum of agreement from December 2024. If you have questions related to the Section 106 process, please contact Zachary Burt (zach@dcpreservation.org).
This event is free and open to the public!
