Over-the-Jumps Carousel
Herschell--Spillman Carousel | |
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  Location in Arkansas | |
| Location | Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′54″N 92°19′48″W / 34.74833°N 92.33000°WCoordinates: 34°44′54″N 92°19′48″W / 34.74833°N 92.33000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built by | Allan Herschell Company |
| Architectural style | Carousel |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002065[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1989 |
The Over-the-Jumps Carousel, also known as the Herschell-Spillman Carousel is a historic carousel at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in the 1920s and first exhibited at the 1924 , it is believed to be the last operating "over-the-jumps" carousel in the world, with an original undulating wooden platform mounted on a 1960s-vintage caterpillar drive. The horses were carved by the Allan Herschell Company.[2] After many years of private ownership, the carousel was acquired by a local nonprofit group and donated to the zoo in 2007.
The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Herschell-Spillman Carousel". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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