Over-the-Jumps Carousel

United States historic place


Herschell--Spillman Carousel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


34°44′54″N 92°19′48″W / 34.74833°N 92.33000°W / 34.74833; -92.33000
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 Arkansas State Fair, 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]

References

^ ^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 December 3, 2015.