Flying Horse Carousel | |
 Carousel shelter building in 2008, during off-season, with horses in storage | |
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| Location | Watch Hill, RI |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′32″N 71°51′31″W / 41.30889°N 71.85861°W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Charles W.F. Dare Co. |
| Part of | Watch Hill Historic District (ID85001948) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1980[1] |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987[2] |
| Designated CP | September 5, 1985 |
The Flying Horse Carousel is a historic carousel in Watch Hill, the principal summer resort area of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. It is one of two in the state designated as National Historic Landmarks, along with the Crescent Park Looff Carousel in East Providence. It is the oldest operating carousel in the United States in which the horses are suspended from chains.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Flying Horse Carousel (Westerly)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ "NHL nomination for Flying Horse Carousel". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2014.