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Boathouse Row is a historic site which is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of fifteen boathouses housing social and rowing clubs and their racing shells .
Pennsylvania Barge Club is an amateur rowing club, situated along the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1861 and joined the Schuylkill Navy in 1865. The club's boathouse, at # 4 Boathouse Row , is also known as the Hollenback House , named for William M. Hollenback Jr., who served as President of USRowing ...
University Barge Club was founded in 1854 by ten members of the University of Pennsylvania's freshman class: [6] They first rowed out of a Schuylkill boathouse near the Fairmount Waterworks known simply as "Charlie's boathouse". [7] The club was officially formed when the founders purchased its first boat, the Hesperus, from Bachelors Barge ...
The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the club's name was changed to Vesper Boat Club in 1870. Vesper's stated goal is "to produce Olympic champions."
In 1860, Pacific Barge Club built a stone cottage-style boathouse at the site of #2 Boathouse row. [7] Half of the building was occupied by the Pacific Barge Club while the other half was rented to the Philadelphia Boat Club. [7] In 1881, the Fairmount Rowing Association purchased #2 Boathouse Row and Pacific Barge Club's equipment. [3]
Undine Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. The club was founded in 1856.
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association (commonly known as Penn AC) is an amateur rowing club located at #12 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn AC was founded in 1871 as the West Philadelphia Boat Club. [2]
Crescent Boat Club is an American amateur rowing club located at #5 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1867 [2] when Pickwick Barge Club [3] and Iona Barge Club merged. [4] [5] Crescent Boat Club joined the Schuylkill Navy in 1868.