Joralemon
Joralemon or Joroleman is a surname. Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, New York was named in 1805 for Teunis Joralemon, the first person to own a brick house in Brooklyn.[1] The classic American mailbox is the Joroleman mailbox, designed in 1915 by a postal employee named Roy J. Joroleman.[2][3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Dorothy Rieber Joralemon (1893-1987), American sculptor, artist and writer
- Edgar Eugene Joralemon (1858-1937), American architect
- Ira Joralemon (1884-1975), American mining engineer and popular science writer
- Peter David Joralemon, writer on Olmec religion
- Roy J. Joroleman, designer of the Jorolemon mailbox used in the United States
See also
- Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, named for Teunis Joralemon
- Joralemon Street Tunnel, part of the New York Subway
- 58 Joralemon Street, an 1847 house and since 1907 a subway vent
References
- ^ Mahone, Robyn D. (15 August 1982). "What's in a street name? Plenty". The New York Times.
- ^ "How The Joroleman Mailbox Influenced Modern-Day Mailbox Designs". www.mailboxesandsigns.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Bruns, James H. (28 May 2003). "Soap Boxes Won't Do". En Route. National Postal Museum. Archived from the original on 28 May 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2021.