A bell that has been sounded all over the Valley since it first rang in the heart of Youngstown a century-and-a-half ago may be coming back home thanks to an Eagle Scout.
The bell, originally used as an alarm on Central Square in the late 1800s, has been housed at various churches over the years. The bell was headed for the scrap heap until it was acquired by a local family.
Kiera Phillips, who is a member of that family, is asking city officials for permission to build a ten-and-a-half-foot-high shelter for the bell as part of her project for Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
With the support of A. Neider Architecture of Boardman, Philips, is seeking approval from the city’s Design Review Committee to approve plans to build the structure outside Fire Station Number One at 420 Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The housing would have a base measuring nearly six by six feet, with a shingle roof, wooden posts, and a concrete base.
Kiera will present her plans to return the bell to Youngstown during Tuesday’s Design Review Committee meeting.