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{{Infobox attraction
{{Infobox attraction
| name          = The Fun House
| name          = The Fun House
| type          = Fun house
| type          = Funhouse
| section        = Midway, Northeast
| section        = Midway
| built          = 1913
| built          = 1913
| opened        = 1913
| opened        = May 18, 1913
| closed        = Unknown
| closed        = 1921 (Renamed)
| manufacturer  = C. Rarick
| manufacturer  = [[C. Rarick]]
| designer      = C. Rarick
| designer      = [[C. Rarick]]
| length        = 75 ft. (23 m)
| length        = 75 feet (23 meters)
| width          = 50 ft. (15.2 m)
| width          = 50 feet (15.2 meters)
| numstories    = 2
| numstories    = 2
| replaced      = [[Crazy House]]
| replacedby    = [[Joy Mill]]
}}
}}


[[The Fun House]] was an attraction built just north of the [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|second Dancing Pavilion]] in 1913 by C. Rarick. It included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, electric floor, rainstorm, wire maze, comic slides, and more.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 13 April 1913. Pg. 45.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 27 April 1913. Pg. 51.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 18 May 1913. Pg. 41.</ref> The contract with the [[Dusenbury Brothers]] was for five years<ref>''Franklin County Recorder.'' (OHiO) 191304215640275. Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick. 21 April 1913. Retrieved 15 February 2022.</ref> and possibly became the [[Joy Mill]], but it is listed separately in some sources in the 1920s.
[[The Fun House]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park, built just north of the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|second Dancing Pavilion]] by [[C. Rarick]]. Opening on May 18, 1913,<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 18, 1913. Page 5.</ref> it included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, an electric floor, a rainstorm, a wire maze, comic slides, and more.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 13, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 23, 1913. Page 18.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 27, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 18, 1913. Page 41.</ref><ref>"Summer Opening of Olentangy Park." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 15, 1913. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-summer-openin/123751335/</ref> The contract with the Dusenbury Brothers was for five years.<ref>"Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick." ''Franklin County, Ohio Recorder.'' 191304215640275. April 21, 1913. Accessed on Feb. 15, 2022.</ref> The building was enlarged and renamed the [[Joy Mill]] in 1922,<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> sometimes called "The Fun House and Joy Mill".<ref>"State Fair Week Amusements." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-state-fair-week/161669507/</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Crazy House]]
* [[Joy Mill|The Joy Mill]]
* [[Joy Mill|The Joy Mill]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 6 August 2025

The Fun House
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Built 1913
Opened May 18, 1913
Closed 1921 (Renamed)
Manufacturer C. Rarick
Designer C. Rarick
Length 75 feet (23 meters)
Width 50 feet (15.2 meters)
Number of Stories 2
Replaced Crazy House
Replaced By Joy Mill

The Fun House was an attraction at Olentangy Park, built just north of the second Dancing Pavilion by C. Rarick. Opening on May 18, 1913,[1] it included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, an electric floor, a rainstorm, a wire maze, comic slides, and more.[2][3][4][5][6] The contract with the Dusenbury Brothers was for five years.[7] The building was enlarged and renamed the Joy Mill in 1922,[8] sometimes called "The Fun House and Joy Mill".[9]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 18, 1913. Page 5.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 13, 1913. Page 5.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 23, 1913. Page 18.
  4. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 27, 1913. Page 5.
  5. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 18, 1913. Page 41.
  6. ↑ "Summer Opening of Olentangy Park." Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio). April 15, 1913. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-summer-openin/123751335/
  7. ↑ "Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick." Franklin County, Ohio Recorder. 191304215640275. April 21, 1913. Accessed on Feb. 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch. April 30, 1922. Page 8.
  9. ↑ "State Fair Week Amusements." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-state-fair-week/161669507/


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