Forest Park Carousel
Forest Park Carousel is a historic carousel located in Forest Park in the Woodhaven section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was built in 1903 and moved to its present site in 1972 from Dracut, Massachusetts, after the previous carousel was destroyed by fire in 1966. The carousel contains 52 figures, including 36 jumpers, 13 standers, three menagerie figures, and two chariots. It also has its original band organ. It is one of two known surviving carousels built by the Muller brothers. The carousel is housed in a non-historic one-story, octagonal, open wood frame pavilion designed in 1988.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. On June 25, 2013, the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission gave the Forest Park Carousel a city landmark designation.
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Forest Park Drive, New York Queens
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Forest Park Carousel
Forest Park Drive
11421 New York, Queens
New York, United States
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