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Schenevus Carousel
Borst Field
Schenevus, NY
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Carousel Name: | Schenevus Carousel |
Park: | Borst Field |
Description: | Herschell-Spillman #409 |
Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
Last Update: | 2020 |
Status: | Partially Active |
Model: | track #409 |
Year Built: | c.1909 |
Type: | 2 rows, Portable, Track, All Wood composition |
Figures: | 24 Jumping Horses, 4 chariots |
Music: | Band Organ: North Tonawanda 155/Wurl 125 rolls |
Notes: | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 1998, Received the NCA Historic Carousel Award - 1999 |
Comments: | Purchased in 1949 for $1000. Band organ added in 2007. Painted canvas decoration inside the platform. SN 409. Rocking style horses with inner row of 16 benches facing outward. |
History: | Original Location Unknown, Date Unknown to Unknown Cooperstown Fish and Game Club, Cooperstown, NY, Date Unknown to 1940s Cooperstown Fire Department, Cooperstown, NY, 1946 to 1949 Schenevus Fire Department, Schenevus, NY, 1949 to present
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Directions/Hours: | Operates each year the third full weekend in July for Schenevus Fireman's Carnival. Contact Fire Dept for details. |
Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 31, Schenevus, NY, 12155 |
Telephone: | 607-638-5656 |
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