National Register of Historic Places
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument
Washington Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- August 11, 2004
- Type
- Object
- Address
- Union Cemetery W side of PA 873, approx. 1/3 mil S of Slatington, Washington Township
- County
- Lehigh
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1900 to 1924
- Contributing resources
- 1 object
- Coordinates
- 40.73974, -75.61313
- Reference number
- 04000838
The story
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The Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument stands in Union Cemetery, on the west side of PA 873, about a third of a mile south of Slatington, in Washington Township, Lehigh County. It was built in 1909, in no distinct architectural style.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 2004 under criterion C, with criteria considerations F and G, and local significance in art. The nomination gives its period of significance as 1909, the year the monument was built and dedicated.
Physical character
The monument rises 16 feet on a three-tiered concrete base and foundation, with walls of Barre granite. An ornamental scroll design with acanthus leaves decorates it, and a 7-foot statue of a fireman stands on top.
Historical context
Vigilant Fire Company No. 2 formed in 1893, dedicated a new firehouse in 1901, and was joined by Arthur Scranton in 1905. In 1909 the company awarded the monument's construction contract to Frank A. Scheirer, who served as its architect and builder, dedicated the monument, and entered a perpetual care agreement for it. The company buried its first fireman there in 1941, a second in 1942, and a third in 1947.