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Monsignor Mcgolrick Park
Highlights
Mcgolrick Park - the Asian Longhorned Beetle
The Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came to the United States by way of wood crating… Read More
Mcgolrick Park Shelter Pavilion
In 1910, the architectural firm of Helmle and Huberty erected this pavilion here in Monsignor McGorlick Park. One of many Brooklyn buildings and structures designed by… Read More
Mcgolrick Park War Memorial
This striking bronze winged victory figure was created by Carl Augustus Heber (1875–1956) and dates to 1923. The monument honors those valorous residents from the… Read More
Monitor and Merrimac Monument
This statue honors the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803–1889), as well as the Monitor , the ironclad ship he designed. Created by the… Read More
Monsignor Mcgolrick Park
In 1889 the City of Brooklyn acquired the land for a park on a site bounded by Monitor and Russell Streets, Nassau and Driggs Avenues. Winthrop Park was named for… Read More
