National Historic Landmark · carousel · Logansport, Indiana

Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel

Carousel in Logansport, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Listed 1987

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

The Cass County Dentzel Carousel, formerly known as the Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel and also known as the Riverside Park Dentzel Carousel or Logansport Carousel, is a historic carousel in Riverside Park of Logansport, Indiana. Built by the Dentzel Carousel Company, probably by 1900, it is one of the company's oldest surviving menagerie-style carousels, with animals likely hand-carved by George Dentzel. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

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The record

Property type	Structure
Address	Riverside Park, Logansport, IN
County	Cass County
Listed	Feb 27, 1987
Listed for	Entertainment and recreation
Level of significance	National
Also known as	Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel (1919-1962); Riverside Park Den
Reference number	87000838
Type of place	carousel
Designations	National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	1 structure

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

Visiting

Address	Riverside Park, Logansport, IN
Coordinates	40.7595° N, 86.3556° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Indiana Dunes National Park · 72 miles · on Park Atlas

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: Indiana
County: Cass County
Listed: 1987
Type: Structure
Landmark: Yes

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel 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

Where is Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel?

Riverside Park, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The nearest national park unit is Indiana Dunes National Park, 72 miles away.

Source: Indiana Dunes National Park

Where is the nomination form for Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel?

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

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Spencer Park Dentzel Carousel?

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

Source: FCC Broadband 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 87000838. 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.