Fireman's Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).

Fireman's Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).

J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.

Mar-Kay Industries, fabricator.

Fireman's Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 9, 1888.

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Figure: painted aluminum; Fountain: cast iron painted with black enamel; Base: concrete.

Overall: approx. H. 22 ft. W. 23 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.

A cast iron fountain, painted black, with three octagonal tiers. Gargoyles circulate water on each of the three tiers. The water then collects at the bottom in a catch basin. Atop the fountain is an aluminum figure of a fireman wearing a red shirt, blue pants, and black boots. He holds a pole in both hands and looks up.

Occupation -- Service -- Fireman

Figure male -- Full length

Homage -- Peak, William

Homage -- Iler, Henry

Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga

Administered by City of Chattanooga, Public Works, City Hall, Suite 210, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

Located Fountain Square, Intersection of Lookout, 6th Street, & Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee

This memorial is in honor of William Peak and Henry Iler, Chattanooga firemen who died in a fire at the Bee Hive Store (1886). The fountain was purchased through a Fireman's Fund started by the Chattanooga Times newspaper. Part of the money was raised by selling copies of a poem dedicated to the firemen for ten cents a copy. The original cast iron figure of the fireman toppled and smashed in the catch basin in Oct. 1961. An aluminum replacement figure was fabricated by Mar-Kay Industries of Chattanooga in April 1962.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

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