A figure of George Washington can be seen directing the carousel with a baton. Some of them have been attributed to Charles Carmel of Brooklyn and others to Charles Looff. The figures appear to have originated from different sources, including figures carved in a diversity of styles. It includes 70 figures and two chariots, some of the figures mounted on fixed metal columns, and some on columns that rise and fall with the carousel's motion. The carousel itself is a platform style device, about 60 feet (18 m) in diameter. The roof above the carousel is topped by a monitor with clerestory windows. The building has Renaissance Revival styling, with tall window bays articulated by pilasters, and round-arch window bays surrounding the carousel section. The building is about 150 by 90 feet (46 m × 27 m) in size, with a high-ceilinged square section housing the carousel, and a lower-roofed extension that houses concessions. It is located in a rectangular building, about 200 feet (61 m) inland from the Five Mile Point Light which gives the park its name. The Lighthouse Point Carousel is located in New Haven's Lighthouse Point Park, near the southeastern top of the city on Long Island Sound. The carousel and its 1916 building were together listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1983. The carousel was built about 1905, and is one of a shrinking number of early 20th-century carousels left in the state, featuring the carvings of Charles Looff and Charles Carmel. The Lighthouse Point Carousel is located in the East Shore section of New Haven, Connecticut in Lighthouse Point Park.
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