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.
Herschell--Spillman Carousel | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′54″N 92°19′48″W / 34.74833°N 92.33000°W |
| 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 carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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edit- ^ 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.
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