Firemen Monument - Detroit, Mi
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Rattrak
N 42° 21.073 W 083° 01.298
17T E 333493 N 4690752
Firemen Monument is found in the north west end of the Elmwood Historical Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM86TB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2010
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Firemen Monument
At over 30 foot tall it depicts a fireman statute on the top and reliefs around the base. These are made of bronze and in a clockwise direction they reliefs are that of: Fireman's Hall on the front, A horse drawn hand pumper wagon, A horse drawn hose wagon and a steam driven firetruck.
Information from the SIRIS website is as follows;
Description:
Full-length marble figure of a fireman wearing a winter coat, standing atop a tall, multitiered granite base. He is holding a fireman's hat in his proper left hand and a bull-horn in his proper right arm. The base has been decorated with relief plaques of old fire engines and a building, with the word "FIREMEN" in raised letters on the front.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 25 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) FIREMEN.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 25 ft.
TITLE: Firemen Monument
ARTIST(S): Unknown, sculptor
DATE: ca. 1900
MEDIUM: Figure: marble; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MI000124
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
is found in the north west end of the Elmwood Historical Cemetery, section 1.
1200 Elmwood Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48207
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Found as listed.
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