| Allan Herschell 3-Abreast Carousel | |
| Location: | 223 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, California |
| Coordinates: | 34.4151°N -119.6848°W |
| Built: | 1916 |
| Architect: | Allan Herschell |
| Added: | April 13, 2000 |
| Refnum: | 00000363 |
As of December 2017, this attraction is permanently closed at the Chase Palm Park location. The carousel itself has been relocated to Oregon and has returned to the possession of Historic Carousels, Inc., which is planning on including the 3-abreast Herschell in its carousel museum, due to open in 2019.
The Allan Herschell 3-Abreast Carousel is a carousel built in 1916 by the Allan Herschell Company. The carousel features 35 hand-carved jumping wooden horses and two hand-carved chariots which serve as benches. The carousel is one of only four large carousels made by the Allan Herschell Company between 1915 and 1927; in addition, the horses on the outer rim feature gentle faces and detailed, deep woodwork, making them a rarity among the company's designs.
After likely operating in an amusement park in the eastern United States, the carousel moved to Seaport Village in San Diego, in 1977; then it was restored in 1997; then it began operating in Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara, California, in 1999.[1]
The carousel listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The owner of the carousel, Historic Carousels Inc., announced in November 2017 that they planned to relocate it to a museum of historically significant carousels in Hood River, Oregon.[2]