Perron family
The Perron family is an American family known for preserving historic carousels.[1][2][3] Wife and husband team Carol and Duane Perron began collecting individual carousel figures and later entire carousels in the 1970s.[2][3] As of 2024, the family owns 21 complete carousels and over 1,200 carousel animals; it is the largest collection of its kind in the world.[1][4] Although they operate or were operated in various locations throughout the United States and Canada, the majority of their carousels are stored in a warehouse in Dee, Oregon, south of Hood River, Oregon.[1][4] The collection is currently maintained by Carol and Duane's son Brad Perron, who, along with his wife Sarah Perron, also own two historic buildings in Hood River.[1] Those two buildings, along with six of their carousels, are listed or were previously listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[5]: 19 [6]: 16 [7]: 11 [8]: 12 [9]: 11 [10]: 1 [11][12]: 3, 7
Perron family-owned NRHP listings
[edit]I’d much rather paint a horse than anything on canvas. When the paint gets on them, they gain their personality. They come alive.
—Carol Perron, historic carousel preservationist, 1997[3]
| † | National Register of Historic Places |
|---|---|
| * | NRHP-delisted |
Carousels
[edit]| Order[13] | Name on the Register[14] | Image | Date listed[15] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1† | Spillman Engineering 3-Abreast Carousel | April 13, 2000 (#00000366) |
139 B Eastridge 37°19′32″N 121°48′50″W / 37.3255°N 121.8140°W | San Jose, California | Built c. 1920.[7]: 3 Moved to Eastridge shopping mall in 1993 and received its NRHP listing there in 2000.[7]: 1, 3 Owned by Perron family.[7]: 11 | |
| 2† | Allan Herschell 3-Abreast Carousel |  |
April 13, 2000 (#00000363) |
223 E. Cabrillo Blvd. 34°24′54″N 119°41′10″W / 34.4149°N 119.6860°W | Santa Barbara, California | Built in 1916.[8]: 3 Located in Chase Palm Park until 2017.[16] Owned by Perron family.[8]: 12 |
| 3† | Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel Number 15 |  |
June 8, 2001 (#01000583) |
1000 Palisades Center 41°05′48″N 73°57′21″W / 41.0966°N 73.9559°W | West Nyack, New York | Built c. 1907.[9]: 3 Located in Palisades Center shopping mall until 2009.[17][18] In storage in Portland, Oregon, as of 2010.[17] Owned by Perron family.[9]: 11 |
| 4† | William F. Mangels Four-Row Carousel |  |
August 26, 1987 (#87001383) |
4033 SW Canyon Rd. 45°30′37″N 122°43′04″W / 45.5103°N 122.7178°W | Portland, Oregon | Built c. 1914.[10]: 2 Moved to World Forestry Center in 1978 and received its NRHP listing there in 1987.[10]: 1, 5 Owned by Perron family.[10]: 1 |
Former carousel listings
[edit]| Order[13] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Charles Looff 20-Sweep Menagerie Carousel |  |
August 26, 1987 (#87001379[19][12]: 1, 7 ) | May 27, 1998[19] | Holladay St. at NE. Eighth Ave. 45°31′47″N 122°39′27″W / 45.5297°N 122.6574°W | Portland, Oregon | Built in 1895.[11] Located in Seaport Village in San Diego, California, since 2004.[11] Owned by Perron family.[11] |
| 2* | Allan Herschell Two-Abreast Carousel | August 26, 1987 (#87001382[19][12]: 1, 7 ) | May 27, 1998[19] | 300 Broadway 45°59′37″N 123°55′35″W / 45.9935°N 123.9264°W | Seaside, Oregon | Built c. 1926.[12]: 7 Moved to Seaside Town Center shopping mall in 1987 and received its NRHP listing there that same year.[12]: 1, 7 In storage as of 2011.[20] Owned by Perron family.[12]: 3, 7 |
Buildings
[edit]| Order[13] | Name on the Register[14] | Image | Date listed[15] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1† | First National Bank of Hood River |  |
January 26, 2006 (#05001555) |
304 Oak St. 45°42′33″N 121°30′49″W / 45.7091°N 121.5136°W | Hood River, Oregon | Built in 1910.[5]: 3 Former location of the Perron's defunct International Museum of Carousel Art.[21] Owned by Perron family.[5]: 19 |
| 2† | Heilbronner Block |  |
January 26, 2006 (#05001554) |
110-118 3rd St. 45°42′34″N 121°30′49″W / 45.7094°N 121.5136°W | Hood River, Oregon | Built in 1910.[6]: 3 Owned by Perron family.[6]: 16 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cook, Janet (Summer 2024). "Thistledown on Oak: Past Meets Present in a Boutique Hotel Nestled Inside an Old Bank Building". The Gorge Magazine. pp. 10–14. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Morrow, Theresa (November 18, 1990). "Merry Go Round — This Portland Family Treats These Frozen Horses Like an Endangered Species". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Rauzi, Robin (May 18, 1997). "Spin Doctors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Thomas, Keaton (March 12, 2017). "Priceless Carousel Collection Nearly Destroyed in Roof Collapse, Owner Plans to Restore". KATU. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Perron, Brad; Donovan, Sally (June 30, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – First National Bank of Hood River" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Perron, Brad; Donovan, Sally (June 30, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Heilbronner Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Skinner, Jean (July 25, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Spillman Engineering 3-Abreast Carousel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Skinner, Jean (July 25, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Allan Herschell 3-Abreast Carousel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c Skinner, Jean; Bonafide, John (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel Number 15" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Skinner, Jean (December 12, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – William F. Mangels Four-Row Carousel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Garske, Monica (July 14, 2022). "Historic Carousels in San Diego, California". SDtoday. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Skinner, Jean (December 3, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Oregon Historic Wooden Carousels TR". National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ "Chase Palm Park Carousel Leaving Santa Barbara". Santa Barbara Independent. November 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Gardner, Richard; Williams, Barbara (June 2010). "Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel History; 1904–1941" (PDF). The Carousel News & Trader. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Palisades Center Replaces Historic Carousel". New York Post. August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Spreadsheet of Removed Properties". National Park Service. July 10, 2025. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ "115 Years of Historic Carousels in San Diego". The Carousel News & Trader. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Driving Directions to the International Museum of Carousel Art". IMCA. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
