The Lakeside Park in
Owasco, New York is a historic "pleasure ground"
park located on
Owasco Lake
Owasco Lake is the sixth largest and third easternmost of the Finger Lakes of New York in the United States. It is part of the traditional territory of the Cayuga nation.
History
Owasco Lake's name may have been derived from the Iroquois word ...
in
Cayuga County, New York. It is a park located within the boundaries of Emerson Park, a municipal park system. The property includes four contributing design and architectural features: the remaining park, including the primary and secondary paths and walkways, vistas, vegetation, and
cast-iron
Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content more than 2%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. The alloy constituents affect its color when fractured: white cast iron has carbide impuriti ...
lampposts and benches; and the Pavilion, Carousel Shelter, and Refreshment / Concession Stand. The park was originally designed and laid out in 1895 by the
Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad Company. A
Charles I. D. Looff carousel was installed in 1900. In 1908, this ride was replaced by another Looff carousel. The focal point of the property is the Pavilion; a
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...
style
dance hall
Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub. The majority of towns and cities in ...
and restaurant facility completed in July 1912. The Carousel Shelter, a twelve-sided structure built in 1921, once held a 1915
Herschell Spillman Company carousel with 51 animals. In 1972, it was converted into a summer theater. The Refreshment / Concession was also built in 1921 and moved to its present location in 1921.
[ Includes 15 photos from 1989.]
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1989.
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References
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Emerson Park
Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
1912 establishments in New York (state)
Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Cayuga County, New York
Parks in Cayuga County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Cayuga County, New York
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