North Brentwood is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

The town is named after the Brentwood estate built in 1817 by Robert Brent in Northeast Washington, D.C.

The town was originally settled by African-American veterans of the American Civil War, who purchased lots from their former commander, Capt.

[5] The town was developed beginning in the 1890s around the Highland Station of the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Columbia and Maryland Railway.

Captain Bartlett lived in Washington, D.C., until 1887, when he purchased 206 acres (0.83 km2) of farmland from Benjamin Holliday, which abutted the Highland subdivision.

Bartlett built a farmhouse for his family on the land and, with two partners J. Lee Adams and Samuel J.

The lots in the northern part of the subdivision, which eventually would become North Brentwood, were smaller and were subject to flooding from a mill race.

The association helped acquire volunteers for a fire company, fire-fighting equipment, a community hall, and electric lights.

[9] In April 1924, Delegate Charles B. Ager sponsored a bill to incorporate North Brentwood.

[10] At the time of its incorporation, North Brentwood was the first municipality in Maryland, and possibly the United States, without any white voters.

[11] Julius Wheeler and Joseph L. Gordan ran for Council member representing ward three.

[8] The following is a list of historic sites in North Brentwood identified by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

[16] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

Prince George's County Police Department District 1 Station in Hyattsville serves North Brentwood.

Hall 1989 – 1993, Sandy B. Johnson 1993 – 1995, Arthur J. Dock 1995 – 2007, Lillian K. Beverly 2007 – Present, Petrella A. Robinson U.S. Route 1 is the only highway serving North Brentwood.

It connects southward to Brentwood, Mount Rainier and Washington, D.C. To the north, it passes through Hyattsville and College Park before intersecting Interstate 95/Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway).