Pullen Park Carousel
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The Pullen Park Carousel is a classic wood carousel at Pullen Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1900, the carousel contains 52 hand-carved basswood animals, 2 chariots (or sleighs), 18 large gilded mirrors and canvas panels and a Wurlitzer #125 band organ made in 1924 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York.[2]
Pullen Park Carousel | |
Location | Pullen Park, Western Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′47.58″N 78°39′49.76″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 (1912) |
Built by | Dentzel, G.A.; Cernigliaro, Salvatore |
NRHP reference No. | 76001344[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 1976 |
The carousel underwent restoration from 1977 to 1982 during which time the original factory paint was uncovered, documented and conserved. Each hand-carved animal was restored to its exact Munsell Color System paint color preserving the original paint underneath a layer of shellac while enabling the animals to look just as they were originally painted. In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Raleigh Historic Landmark.[3][4]