33 Oak Bluffs Ave., Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. County/parish: Dukes.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 27, 1979. NRIS 79000342.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in the United States. Located in the historic resort community of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard, the carousel was apparently first located in New York City before being moved to the island in the 1880s.
The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The carousel is one of only a handful of carousels that still have brass rings for a rider to attempt to grab as the carousel rotates.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794614