Carousel at Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo MD - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form

Carousel at Glen Echo Park
Inventory No.: M: 35-39
Date Listed: 7/4/1980
Location: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard , Glen Echo, Montgomery County
Category: Object, Structure
Period/Date of Construction: 1921
Architect/Builder: Builder: Gustav and William Dentzel

Significance: The Glen Echo Carousel is significant as an exceptionally fine example of the art of carousel building. Of some 200 carousels in the United States of approximately the same vintage, it is among the top six or seven in quality, and appears to be the only one of its age and quality remaining in its original location. The Carousel was built in Philadelphia in 1921 by the firm of Gustav and William Dentzel, one of America's most prominent carousel makers. Shortly thereafter it was shipped to the Glen Echo Amusement Park, which operated from the turn of the 20th century until the late 1960s, and became a principal feature beloved by generations of Washington area children. When the amusement park closed, the carousel was sold to a Virginia collector. Local citizens raised the necessary funds to repurchase it for retention in the community. Shortly after the U.S. Government purchased the park property in 1970 for administration by the National Park Service as Glen Echo Park, the Park Service accepted title to the carousel and responsibility for maintaining and operating it.

Street address: 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD United States 20812 County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery County Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Recreation And Culture Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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