E of Berkeley in Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California. County/parish: Contra Costa.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 29, 1976. NRIS 76000480.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round is a menagerie carousel located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley and Oakland, in unincorporated Contra Costa County. It was built by the Herschell-Spillman Company of Tonawanda, New York in 1911, and it is one of the few antique carousels left in the United States. Before arriving at Tilden in 1948, the carousel had seen service at amusement parks in San Bernardino, Ocean Beach, and Los Angeles. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Merry-Go-Round carousel is owned by the East Bay Regional Park District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858538