Pullen Park Carousel

The Pullen Park Carousel is a classic wood carousel at Pullen Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1900, the carousel contains 52 hand-carved basswood animals, 2 chariots, 18 large gilded mirrors and canvas panels and a Wurlitzer #125 band organ made in 1924 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York.

Photo: Aefox, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: carousel in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Also known as: “Carousel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pullen Park and Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral.

Pullen Park

Park

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Pullen Park is a 66.4-acre public park immediately west of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It is located on Ashe Avenue and is adjacent to the Main and Centennial campuses of North Carolina State University, covering an area between Western Boulevard and historic Hillsborough Street.

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral

Church

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Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States. It replaced Sacred Heart Cathedral. Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Pullen Park Carousel.

Central Prison

Prison

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Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. Central Prison is situated 2,700 feet east of Pullen Park Carousel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens and Boylan Heights.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

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Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 2 miles east of Pullen Park Carousel.

Pullen Park Carousel

Categories: carousel, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.77994° or 35° 46′ 48″ north

Longitude

-78.66379° or 78° 39′ 50″ west

Inception

1924

Operator

Pullen Park Amusements

Open location code

8773Q8HP+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47933092

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q7259432

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