B and B Carousel
National Register of Historic Places

B and B Carousel

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Listed
February 23, 2016
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000035

About this property

The B&B Carousell is a historic carousel at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City. It was built by Coney Island-based manufacturer William F. Mangels c. 1906–1909, with wooden horses carved by Marcus Illions. The carousel has been relocated and refurbished several times over its history. The B&B Carousell has been located in Luna Park since 2013. The "Carousell" in the attraction's name is derived from the way Mangels's brochures spelled the word, while the "B&B" refers to William Bishoff and Herman Brienstein, the owners who moved it back to Coney Island from New Jersey. Charles Carmel crafted replacement horses for the B&B Carousell in 1927, and August Wolfinger painted murals on the carousel's rounding boards in the 1940s. It is the last operating carousel in Coney Island, and in 2016, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

1615 Boardwalk
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
40.57307, -73.98323

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONART
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was B and B Carousel listed on the National Register?

B and B Carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 2016.

What type of historic resource is B and B Carousel?

B and B Carousel is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for B and B Carousel?

The period of significance for B and B Carousel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1906.

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