Fireman's Drinking Fountain

United States historic place


Fireman's Drinking Fountain
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fireman's Drinking Fountain in June 2013
40°45′6″N 75°36′48″W / 40.75167°N 75.61333°W / 40.75167; -75.61333
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1909
Architect	Fiske, J.W., Iron Works Caspar Buberl, sculptor
NRHP reference No.	81000551^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1981

Fireman's Drinking Fountain is a historic drinking fountain located at Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1909, and is a 12-foot high monument, with a 7-foot, 3-inch, statue of a volunteer fireman holding a child in his left hand and a lantern in his right.

The zinc statue was manufactured by the J. W. Fiske & Company. It was restored in 1979, after being hit by an automobile.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-06. Note: This includes David H. Johnson and David D. Altricher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fireman's Drinking Fountain" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.