Parker Carousel
Carousel in Abilene, Kansas. Built 1901. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Lander Park Carousel, known also as Parker Carousel, Dickinson County Parker Carousel, or Riverton Park Carousel is a historic carousel in Abilene, Kansas. Built around the turn of the 20th century, it is one of only three surviving carousels out of about 68 built by Abilene's Charles W. Parker Carousel Company, and it is the only remains of the company in Abilene today. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It is now a feature of the Dickinson County Heritage Center, a local history museum.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 412 S. Campbell St., Abilene, KS |
| County | Dickinson County |
| Listed | Feb 27, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000813 |
| Built | 1901 |
| Type of place | carousel |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
Visiting
| Address | 412 S. Campbell St., Abilene, KS |
| Coordinates | 38.91138, -97.20893 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · 48 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Curtis Creek 19 mi · West Rolling Hills 19 mi · East Rolling Hills Park (Ks) 20 mi |
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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 87000813. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.