Lake Compounce Carousel
822 Lake Ave., Bristol, Connecticut
An operating vintage carousel on the grounds of Lake Compounce Amusement Park.
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Coordinates:
+41.63993, -72.9238641°38'24" N, 72°55'26" W
Description
Purchased by the park in 1911 from the amusement park at Savin Rock, West Haven. Lake Compounce opened in 1846 and is the oldest continually operating park in the U.S. A new carousel building was constructed in 2003.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1978
- Reference number
- 78002865
- Areas of significance
- Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1890; 1910; 1911
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Contributing structures: 1
Update Log
- January 19, 2022: Updated by Chester Gehman: Corrected location: Bristol, not Southington.
- October 25, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett