Edward M. Cotter (fireboat)
Fireboat for the Buffalo Fire Department. Added to the National Register in 1996, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Edward M. Cotter is a fireboat in use by the Buffalo Fire Department at Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally named William S. Grattan, it was built in 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth Port, New Jersey. Due to age, it was rebuilt in 1953 and renamed Firefighter upon its return to service. The following year it was renamed Edward M. Cotter. Its namesake, Edward Cotter, was a Buffalo firefighter and leader of the local firefighters union who had recently died.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Jct. of Michigan and Ohio Sts. on the Buffalo River, Buffalo, NY |
| County | Erie County |
| Listed | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000968 |
| Type of place | fireboat |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Jct. of Michigan and Ohio Sts. on the Buffalo River, Buffalo, NY |
| Coordinates | 42.87219, -78.87282 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site · 2 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 96000968. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.