Weona Park Carousel
Weona Park Carousel | |
 Weona Park Carousel. August 2013. | |
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| Location | PA 512, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′15″N 75°14′55″W / 40.87083°N 75.24861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1923 |
| Built by | Dentzel, William H.; et al. |
| Architectural style | stationary menagerie carousel |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000879[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1999 |
Weona Park Carousel, also known as Dentzel Stationary Menagerie Carousel, is a historic carousel located at Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The carousel and its pavilion were built in 1923. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, pavilion measuring 20 feet high at center and 80 feet in diameter, with 24 sections each 10 feet 6 inches wide. The carousel has 44 animals and 2 sleighs standing three abreast. They were originally hand carved and painted in the 1890s, c. 1905, and c. 1917. It was constructed by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Weona Park Carousel" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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Categories:
- Carousels on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Amusement rides introduced in 1923
- Buildings and structures in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Carousels in Pennsylvania
- 1923 establishments in Pennsylvania