National Historic Landmark · Meridian, Mississippi

Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building

A listed structure in Meridian, Mississippi, built 1880. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.

Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressHighland Park, Meridian, MS
CountyLauderdale County
ListedFeb 27, 1987
Reference number87000863
Built1880
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Mississippi Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetHighland Park
Coordinates32.37639, -88.71797 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87000863. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.