- Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome
Infobox_nrhp | name =Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome
nrhp_type =nhl
caption =
location=Santa Monica, California
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 0
lat_seconds = 36.36
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 29
long_seconds = 43.45
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1916
architect= Looff,Charles & Arthur
architecture= No Style Listed
designated=February 27 ,1987 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1979&ResourceType=Building
title=Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome |accessdate=2007-11-18|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =February 27 ,1987 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=87000766The Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome is located on the
Santa Monica Pier inSanta Monica, California . It was designed and built in 1916 byCharles I. D. Looff and his son Arthur to hold a Looff Carousel. Looff's carousel was housed at the Hippodrome until it was sold in 1939. It was replaced by a Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #62 that was used at Ocean Park Pier. Since 1977, the carousel has been owned by the city ofSanta Monica, California [ [http://www.santamonicapier.org/carousel_history.html Santa Monica Pier ] ] . The building remains a rare example of structures that used to be on the Amusement pier. It was restored from 1977 through 1981 [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/87000766.nl.pdf NHL Writeup] ]It was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1987.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/87000766.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Looff's Hippodrome / Santa Monica Amusement Pier Carousel Building] |321 KB|date=November 2, 1984 |author=James H. Charleton |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/87000766.pdf Accompanying 1 photo, from 1985.] |397 KB]References
External links
*http://www.santamonicapier.org/carousel_history.html
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