National Historic Landmark · carousel · East Providence, Rhode Island

Crescent Park Carousel

Carousel in East Providence, Rhode Island. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Crescent Park Looff Carousel

Crescent Park Looff Carousel, also known as Crescent Park Carousel or more officially as Crescent Park Looff Carousel and Shelter Building, is a National Historic Landmark in East Providence, Rhode Island.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressBullock's Point Ave., East Providence, RI
CountyProvidence County
ListedApr 21, 1976
Reference number76000045
Type of placecarousel
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings, 1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressBullock's Point Ave., East Providence, RI
Coordinates41.75669, -71.35946 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRoger Williams National Memorial · 6 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Hill Park 28 mi · West Thompson Lake Campground 31 mi · Buffumville Lake (Group Shelter) 38 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 76000045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.