Property Record
LAKESIDE PARK, 650 N MAIN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Jack Vomberg Carnival Carousel |
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| Other Name: | LAKESIDE PARK CAROUSEL |
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| Reference Number: | 16490 |
| Location (Address): | LAKESIDE PARK, 650 N MAIN |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Fond du Lac |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Additions: | C. 1950 |
| Survey Date: | 19952022 |
| Historic Use: | fairground/fair structure |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
| Architect: | ALLAN HERSCHEL CO. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for Lakeside Park. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Other records associated with this building include: Lakeside Park (AHI #54147), Lakeside Park Bridge #2 (AHI # 209141), Lakeside Park Bridge #3 (AHI #209142), Lakeside Park Bridge #4 (AHI #209143), Lakeside Park Bridge #5 (AHI #209144), Lakeside Park Bridge #6 (AHI #209145), Lakeside Park Pavilion (AHI #209146), Lakeside Park Shelter (AHI #209147), and Lakeside Park Building (AHI #210401) 2022: The former Jack Vomberg Carnival Carousel was also added to the park in 1973. It had been built in 1920 by the Allan Herschel Company, purchased and restored by Sam Costas in 1946 and placed at his restaurant, Sam’s Beer Hut from 1955 until 1971, when it was bought by the Donald Gross family who operated the Park’s amusement area |
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| Bibliographic References: | FOND DU LAC TALKING HOUSES AND HISTORIC PLACES BROCHURE, FOND DU LAC CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. The carousel was moved to the park circa 1970. Wettstein, Mary Ann. "Merry-Go-Round Nostalgia," Fond du Lac Reporter, July 2, 1973, 12. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |