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.
Fireman's Drinking Fountain | |
 Fireman's Drinking Fountain in June 2013 | |
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| Location | Main St., Slatington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′6″N 75°36′48″W / 40.75167°N 75.61333°W |
| 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 |
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]
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- ^ 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.
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