Lake Compounce Carousel

W of Southington on Lake Ave., Southington, Connecticut. County/parish: Hartford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 12, 1978. NRIS 78002865.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Lake Compounce Carousel

Lake Compounce Carousel is a historic carousel at Lake Compounce amusement park in Southington, Connecticut. It was designed by Charles I. D. Looff and built around 1890. A rare surviving operational Looff carousel, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132354471

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