Loof Carousel in Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The Looff Carousel in Slater Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island is one of two in the state that were designed by Charles I. D. Looff. It was built in 1894, the same year as the Crescent Park Loof Carousel in East Providence. It is the second oldest antique wooden carousel in Rhode Island and one of the six oldest in New England.
The carousel has 44 standing horses and 6 menagerie animals (a camel, 3 Dogs, giraffe, and lion), and 2 chariots. It also has a North Tonawanda band organ dating from 1910. This carousel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The carousel is located in Slater Park on Route 1A in Pawtucket, where it has been since 1910. Prior to that its home was in upstate New York. The carousel is maintained by the Pawtucket Parks and Recreation Department.
The carousel is open:
- Easter Sunday to June 30: Saturday and Sunday, 11-5 PM
- July 1 to Labor Day: Daily, 11 to 5 PM
- Labor Day and Columbus Day weekends: 11 to 5 PM
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