Fireman's Drinking Fountain

Fireman's Drinking Fountain
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fireman's Drinking Fountain in June 2013
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Location	Main St., Slatington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′6″N75°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 WorksCaspar 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]

See also

• Drinking fountains in the United States
• List of firefighting monuments and memorials

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. David H. Johnson and David D. Altricher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Fireman's Drinking Fountain. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)