Ross Park, Binghamton, New York. County/parish: Broome.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1992. NRIS 91001966.
Part of Broome County Carousels MPS (NRIS 64500444).
1 contributing structure. 1 contributing object.
Ross Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by an eight sided cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer #146-A Band Organ. The carousel was purchased about 1920 and is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Other carousels located in the Greater Binghamton Region:
National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312154