Weona Park Carousel facts for kids
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Weona Park Carousel
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Weona Park Carousel. August 2013.
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 Location in Pennsylvania
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| Location | PA 512, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1923 |
| Built by | Dentzel, William H.; et al. |
| Architectural style | stationary menagerie carousel |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000879 |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1999 |
Weona Park Carousel, also known as Dentzel Stationary Menagerie Carousel, is a historic carousel located at Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The carousel and its pavilion were built in 1923. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, pavilion measuring 20 feet high at center and 80 feet in diameter, with 24 sections each 10 feet 6 inches wide. The carousel has 44 animals and 2 sleighs standing three abreast. They were originally hand carved and painted in the 1890s, c. 1905, and c. 1917. The carousel has a Wurlitzer organ, opus 146. It was constructed by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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