Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Summary
Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United States.
Survey number: HAER NY-345
Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1928 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 96000968
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Grattan, William S.
Buffalo Fire Department
Crescent Shipyard
Buffalo Dry Dock Company
American Fire Engine Company
Cotter, Edward M.
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Croteau, Todd, project manager
Location
North Buffalo Junction, 42.87165, -78.87098
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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