DENTZEL CAROUSEL
Built during the golden age of the carousel in the early twentieth century, the Carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of only sixteen of the approximately 200 carousels manufactured by the Dentzel Carousel Company that is still operating on its original site. The Carousel sits within a Shingle Style pavilion with a dual-pitched, bell-shaped roof with clerestory. It contains carved wooden animals arranged in three concentric circles, including thirty-eight horses, four ostriches, four rabbits, a deer, tiger, giraffe, lion, and two chariots. As is characteristic of carousel animals, they were ornately carved and brightly painted. ...more