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United States historic place
Buckroe Beach Carousel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Buckroe Beach Carousel, September 2013
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Location602 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton, Virginia
Coordinates37°1′26″N 76°20′38″W / 37.02389°N 76.34389°W / 37.02389; -76.34389
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Built byPhiladelphia Toboggan Company
Architectural styleCarousel
NRHP reference No.92001396
VLR No.114-0111
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 1992
Designated VLRFebruary 28, 1992

Buckroe Beach Carousel, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum in Hampton, Virginia. It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed at Buckroe Beach in 1920. It measures 45 feet in diameter and the platform consists of 18 sections. It has 42 oil paintings; 30 mirrors; a 1914 Bruder band organ that plays 66 key B.A.B. rolls, 48 hand-carved wooden horses placed three abreast; and two upholstered, hand-carved wooden chariots. It was disassembled in 1985 when the Buckroe Beach Amusement Park closed. It was restored between 1988 and 1991 by R&F Designs of Bristol, CT, and was installed that year in its present location in Carousel Park, 602 Settlers Landing Road, across from the Virginia Air and Space Center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Osceola S. Ailor (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckroe Beach Carousel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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