Highland Park

Roughly bounded by 15th and 19th Sts., 37th and 47th Aves., Meridian, Mississippi. County/parish: Lauderdale.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 28, 1979. NRIS 79001325.

8 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 8 contributing structures. 21 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Highland Park Dentzel Carousel &amp
  • Shelter Building

From Wikipedia:

Highland Park (Meridian, Mississippi)

Highland Park is a historic park in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Home to a museum honoring Jimmie Rodgers, a Meridian native, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The park is also home to the Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building, a National Historic Landmark manufactured around 1896 by Gustav Dentzel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The historic carousel is the only two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie still in existence.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891558

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