National Historic Landmark · carousel · Meridian, Mississippi

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.

National Historic Landmark Built 1880 Listed 1987

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

1fire
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Stuck · 32 miles away · 30 acres

Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-17

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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
Listed for	Entertainment and recreation
Level of significance	National
Also known as	See Also:Highland Park
Reference number	87000863
Built	1880 · more from the 1880s
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	32.3764° N, 88.7180° W · Directions ↗
Also in Meridian	43 listed places in Meridian →
Nearest national park unit	Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument · 87 miles · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	East Bank Shelter (Okatibbee) 8 miles · West Bank Shelter (Okatibbee) 9 miles · Twiltley Branch 10 miles

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.

At a glance

State: Mississippi
County: Lauderdale County
Listed: 1987
Type: Structure
Landmark: Yes
Built: 1880

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Local history books for Meridian and Lauderdale County

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Meridian
June Davis Davidson, 2012
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Haunted Meridian, Mississippi
Alan Brown, 2011
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Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Richelle Putnam, 2011
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Mississippi

Civil War Mississippi
Michael Ballard, 2012
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Discovering Cat Island
John Cuevas, 2018
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Mississippi Civil War Monuments
Timothy S. Sedore, 2020
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building listed on the National Register?

Feb 27, 1987. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building built?

1880.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building?

Highland Park, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. The nearest national park unit is Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, 87 miles away.

Source: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Where is the nomination form for Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Are there campgrounds near Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building?

Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is East Bank Shelter (Okatibbee), 8 miles away. West Bank Shelter (Okatibbee) is 9 miles away, and Twiltley Branch is 10 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Is there a wildfire near Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Stuck, 32 miles away.

Source: Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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 nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.