Highland Park Dentzel Carousel | |
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  Location of Highland Park Dentzel Carousel in Mississippi  Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building (the United States) | |
| Location | Meridian, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°22′36.67″N 88°43′7″W / 32.3768528°N 88.71861°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | Dentzel Carousel Corp. |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000863 |
| USMS No. | 075-MER-0961-NHL-ML |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987[2] |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987[3] |
| Designated USMS | August 1, 1984[1] |
The Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building is a carousel and building in Highland Park in Meridian, Mississippi. Manufactured about 1896 for the 1904 St. Louis Exposition[4] by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the carousel was sold and shipped to Meridian. Highland Park Dentzel Carousel has been in operation since 1909 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[3][5] It is the only remaining two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie in the world.[6]
Its closest contemporaries both are held in Indiana. The Children's Museum carousel, also called The Carousel of Wishes and Dreams in Indianapolis, was probably manufactured pre-1900. It is not a pure Dentzel product, though; much of the original carousel has been modified from its original design. In Logansport, the Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel has been partially restored. It is dated between 1900 and 1903, although it may predate 1900 as well.[5]
- ^ "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Highland Park Dentzel Carousel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ Waymarking.com - Dentzel Carousel
- ^ a b James H. Charleton (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Highland Park Dentzel Carousel & Shelter Building" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Attractions in Meridian, MS". Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008.