Lauer Monument, (sculpture).

Lauer Monument, (sculpture).

Stephens, Henrici, sculptor.

Bureau Brothers, founder.

Lauer Monument, (sculpture).

Cast 1885. Dedicated May 1885.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 5 x 5 ft.

(Base at left foot:) Henrici Stephens (Base at right foot:) cast by/Bureau Bros. (Bronze plaque on front of base:) To/Frederick Lauer/of Reading, PA/The United States Brewers/Association of which he was/the first President, has/erected this monument/in grateful rememberence (sic) of/his unselfish labor for/the welfare of the/brewing trade in this country. (Bronze plaque on side of base, raised lettering:) LET HIS EXAMPLE TELL/THE BREWERS OF THIS/COUNTRY TO MAINTAIN/GOOD-FELLOWSHIP TO/PRESERVE THEIR ASSOCIATION/AND/TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS (Bronze plaque on rear of base:) The City of Reading/commemorates the public/and private virtues of an honored citizen/by the grant of this location,/erected AD MDCCCXXXV/the year of the 25th convention of the U.S.Brewers Association. (Bronze plaque on other side of base:) His zeal sprung/from his firm conviction/that in striving to advance/the brewing trade./he was working for/the cause of national temperance signed Founder's mark appears.

A full-length cast bronze portrait of Frederick Lauer. He stands wearing a frock coat, vest, and bow tie, holding a scrolled paper in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is placed on his rear hip. The sculpture is mounted on a square, multitiered base within an edged planter setting.

Portrait male -- Lauer, Frederick -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading

Administered by City of Reading, Bureau of Parks and Public Property, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601

Located Penn's Commons (City Park), Reading, Pennsylvania

Frederick Lauer ran a brewery in Reading, Pennsylvania and was the first president of the United States Brewers' Association. The monument was erected by the Association to commemorate him. Lauer was also an organizer and president of the Berks County Agricultural Society. IAS files contain: article from The Passing Scene 4 (1986): pg. 18; excerpt from "Echoes of Scholla," by Arthur D. Graeff and George M. Meiser, IX, The Berksiana Foundation, c1976, pg. 70.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

Graeff, Arthur D., "Echoes of Scholla," The Berksiana Foundation, c1976, pg. 70.

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