Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel
Carousel in Logansport, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Cass County Dentzel Carousel, formerly known as the Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel and also known as the Riverside Park Dentzel Carousel or Logansport Carousel, is a historic carousel in Riverside Park of Logansport, Indiana. Built by the Dentzel Carousel Company, probably by 1900, it is one of the company's oldest surviving menagerie-style carousels, with animals likely hand-carved by George Dentzel. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Riverside Park, Logansport, IN |
| County | Cass County |
| Listed | Feb 27, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000838 |
| Type of place | carousel |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Riverside Park, Logansport, IN |
| Coordinates | 40.75947, -86.35558 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Indiana Dunes National Park · 72 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
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 87000838. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.