Buckroe Beach Carousel
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Buckroe Beach Carousel | |
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Buckroe Beach Carousel, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 602 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°1′26″N 76°20′38″W / 37.02389°N 76.34389°WCoordinates: 37°1′26″N 76°20′38″W / 37.02389°N 76.34389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architectural style | Carousel |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001396[1] |
| VLR # | 114-0111 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 27, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | February 28, 1992[2] |
Buckroe Beach Carousel, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel located at Hampton, Virginia. It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed at this site in 1920. It measures 45 feet in diameter and the platform consists of 18 sections. It has 42 oil paintings; 30 mirrors; a Bruder band organ; 48 hand-cawed wooden horses placed three abreast; and two upholstered, hand-carved wooden chariots. It was disassembled in 1985 when the Buckroe Beach summer resort closed. It was restored between 1988 and 1991, and installed that year in its present location at the Virginia Air and Space Center.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Osceola S. Ailor (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckroe Beach Carousel". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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