{"nrhp_refnum":"91001964","name":"Johnson, George W., Park Carousel","other_names":[],"category":"object","location":{"address":"George W. Johnson Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Endicott","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.111243632000026,"lon":-76.05061537499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-01-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Entertainment/Recreation","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1934 hand-carved all-wooden Allan Herschell Company carousel with thirty-six horses and two chariots, housed in a sixteen-sided open wooden pavilion in George W. Johnson Park, Endicott, Broome County, New York.","why_significant":"It is significant under Criterion A as a tangible example of welfare capitalism, donated to the community by Endicott Johnson and its president George F. Johnson. Under Criterion C it is a rare surviving hand-carved all-wooden Allan Herschell carousel, and the last of six carousels the Johnson family gave to Broome County communities between 1919 and 1934.","narrative":"A carousel of thirty-six hand-carved wooden horses and two chariots stands in George W. Johnson Park on Endicott's North Side, sheltered by its original sixteen-sided open pavilion. Purchased in 1934, it was a gift from Endicott Johnson president George F. Johnson to local children, and it was the last of six carousels the Johnson family donated to Broome County communities between 1919 and 1934, all to be ridden free of charge. The Allan Herschell Company of North Tonawanda built it, and every original figure survives. The nomination describes it as one of only nineteen hand-carved all-wooden Herschell carousels still in existence. It is also presented as an example of welfare capitalism, in which an employer supplied recreation in the park and neighborhood it developed. Losses include the band organ and original paint, which was covered in the 1980s. The mechanism, pavilion and park setting remain, and the carousel still operates.","period_of_significance":"1934","architect_builder":"Unknown; manufactured by the Allan Herschell Company of North Tonawanda, New York","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Alterations include loss of the band organ and repainting of the rounding boards, sweeps, shields and figures in the 1980s; the mechanical system is intact and the carousel remains in recreational use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.901346-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/91001964.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001964/34830ac138-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001964/34830ac138-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kfbill08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northside_Park_Carousel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kfbill08</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northside_Park_Carousel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312150","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Johnson_Park_Carousel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5545662"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/johnson-george-w-park-carousel-91001964/"}