Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building
Carousel in Meridian, Mississippi. Built 1880. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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 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. It is the only remaining two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie in the world.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Highland Park, Meridian, MS |
| County | Lauderdale County |
| Listed | Feb 27, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000863 |
| Built | 1880 |
| Type of place | carousel |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Mississippi Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Highland Park, Meridian, MS |
| Coordinates | 32.37639, -88.71797 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument · 87 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | East Bank Shelter (Okatibbee) 8 mi · West Bank Shelter (Okatibbee) 9 mi · Twiltley Branch 10 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87000863. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.