by Geoff Cobb 
Until the 1960s, New York had very little sense of the importance of historic preservation. It allowed the majestic Pennsylvania Station to be demolished in a tragic act of architectural homicide. The same was true in Greenpoint. In 1919, a similar local crime against posterity was committed with the demolition of the sprawling colonial Meserole family mansion.
The old wood-frame house covered a few lots at 1000 Lorimer Street between Norman and Meserole, but the structure actually…
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Geoff,
This is a fascinating history of the Meseroll Mansion. I have done much research into my descendants and I am a 12th generation Meserole (albiet my last name was changed to Meseroll in the 1800’s). I have mapped my ancestry back to Jean Meserole (1633-1695) and have a woodcutting of the original Meserole Homestead from the History of Brooklyn written in the 1800’s. I would be fascinated to know where you got all of this information and if you have a better, or larger photo of the Meserole Mansion or any other Meserole properties back then.
Very Respectfully,
Tom Meseroll
This was extremely informative. I grew up in Greenpoint & love to knowsome of its old history. Thank you.