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'''Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club''' (commonly abbreviated '''PGRC''') is an amateur [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] club located at #'''14 Boathouse Row''' in the historic [[Boathouse Row]] along the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the oldest all-female rowing club in existence.<ref name=2009HOSR>{{Cite document
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}} '''Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club''' (commonly abbreviated '''PGRC''') is an amateur [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] club located at #'''14 Boathouse Row''' in the historic [[Boathouse Row]] along the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the oldest all-female rowing club in existence.<ref name="2009HOSR">{{Cite journal
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}}</ref> Built in 1860, the club's boathouse is the oldest structure on [[Boathouse Row]],<ref name="Stillner105" /> which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State |publisher=National Historic Landmarks Survey, National Park Service |page=81 |url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf |accessdate=6 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824165403/http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf |archivedate=August 24, 2009 }}</ref>
PGRC was founded in 1938 by seventeen women (mostly wives of oarsmen at other clubs) who wanted to participate in the then predominantly male sport of rowing.<ref name="Stillner105" /><ref name="2009HOSR" />


==History of the boathouse==
==History of the boathouse==
[[File:Philadelphia Girls RC 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, # 14 [[Boathouse Row]]]]
In 1860, Philadelphia City Council authorized construction of the structure that is now #14 [[Boathouse Row]] for the purpose of housing the [[Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society]].<ref>Stillner, p. 5</ref>
In 1860, Philadelphia City Council authorized construction of the structure that is now #14 [[Boathouse Row]] for the purpose of housing the [[Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society]].<ref>Stillner, p. 5</ref>


Architect, James C. Sidney, designed the building to provide for the Skating Club, but also included a basement facility to store boats for neighboring rowing clubs whose boat houses were scheduled to be removed by the City.<ref>Stillner, pp. 21-22</ref> [[Samuel Sloan (architect)|Samuel Sloan]], a well-known Philadelphia architect, likely influenced the design of #14 [[Boathouse Row]] with his rendering of “Italian Villa,” Plate XXIV, in his book "Model Architect."<ref>Stillner, p. 24</ref> The construction cost $4,900 and was completed in 1861.<ref>Stillner, p. 22</ref>
Architect, James C. Sidney, designed the building to provide for the Skating Club, but also included a basement facility to store boats for neighboring rowing clubs whose boat houses were scheduled to be removed by the city.<ref>Stillner, pp. 21-22</ref> [[Samuel Sloan (architect)|Samuel Sloan]], a well-known Philadelphia architect, likely influenced the design of #14 [[Boathouse Row]] with his rendering of "Italian Villa," Plate XXIV, in his book "Model Architect."<ref>Stillner, p. 24</ref> The construction cost $4,900 and was completed in 1861.<ref>Stillner, p. 22</ref>


The [[Undine Barge Club|Undine]] and [[University Barge Club]]s housed their boats at the Philadelphia Skating Club building until the City permitted them to build their own structures in 1882 and 1871, respectively.<ref name=Stillner28>Stillner, p. 28</ref> From 1884 through 1895, the [[Iona Boat Club (2nd)|second Iona Boat Club]] (now defunct) occupied the space in the building left vacant by [[Undine Barge Club]].<ref name=Stillner28/>
The [[Undine Barge Club|Undine]] and [[University Barge Club]]s housed their boats at the Philadelphia Skating Club building until the city permitted them to build their own structures in 1882 and 1871, respectively.<ref name=Stillner28>Stillner, p. 28</ref> From 1884 through 1895, the [[Iona Boat Club (2nd)|second Iona Boat Club]] (now defunct) occupied the space in the building left vacant by [[Undine Barge Club]].<ref name=Stillner28/>


With the advent of artificially frozen indoor skating rinks at the beginning of the 20th Century, skating on the [[Schuylkill River]] declined precipitously.<ref name=Stillner29>Stillner, p. 29</ref> In 1965, PGRC purchased the boathouse from the [[Philadelphia Skating Club]].<ref>{{Cite web
With the advent of artificially frozen indoor skating rinks at the beginning of the 20th century, skating on the [[Schuylkill River]] declined precipitously.<ref name=Stillner29>Stillner, p. 29</ref> In 1965, PGRC purchased the boathouse from the [[Philadelphia Skating Club]].<ref>{{Cite web
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==Photo gallery==
==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
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File:PSS1870.JPG|Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, #14 [[Boathouse Row]] in 1870.
File:PSS1870.JPG|Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, #14 [[Boathouse Row]] in 1870.
File:Sloan Italian Villa.JPG|[[Samuel Sloan (architect)|Samuel Sloan]]'s “Italian Villa” lithograph that influenced the design of #14 [[Boathouse Row]].
File:Sloan Italian Villa.JPG|[[Samuel Sloan (architect)|Samuel Sloan]]'s "Italian Villa" lithograph that influenced the design of #14 [[Boathouse Row]].
File:Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club, 1972.png|Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club in 1972.
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*[[Ernestine Bayer]]
*[[Ernestine Bayer]]


==Notes==
==Further reading==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{Cite thesis
*{{Cite thesis
| last = Stillner
| last = Stillner
| first = Anna
| first = Anna
| title = The Philadelphia Girls’ Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report
| title = The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report
| date = 2005
| date = 2005
| url = http://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/41| accessdate = 30 April 2010 }}
| url = http://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/41| accessdate = 30 April 2010 }}


==Further reading==
*{{Cite web
*{{Cite web
| title = National Registry of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form
| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form
| publisher = NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior
| publisher = NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior
| page = 666
| page = 666
| date = 27 November 1983
| date = 27 November 1983
| url = http://image1.nps.gov:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=NHLS&item=Text/87000821.djvu&style=nps/FOCUS-DJview.xsl&wid=640&hei=480&oif=jpeg&props=item(SUMMARY,COPYRIGHT),cat(Name)&page=17
| url = http://image1.nps.gov:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=NHLS&item=Text/87000821.djvu&style=nps/FOCUS-DJview.xsl&wid=640&hei=480&oif=jpeg&props=item(SUMMARY,COPYRIGHT),cat(Name)&page=17
| accessdate = 7 May 2010}}
| accessdate = 7 May 2010
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*{{Cite book
*{{Cite book
| last = Lewis
| last = Lewis
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| location = Philadelphia
| location = Philadelphia
| pages = 32–52
| pages = 32–52
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=tbk6kjEaJS8C&pg=PA32}}
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tbk6kjEaJS8C&pg=PA32}}
*{{Cite web
*{{Cite web
| last = Sweeney
|last = Sweeney
| first = Joe
|first = Joe
| title = The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs
|title = The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs
| publisher = Schuylkill Navy
|publisher = Schuylkill Navy
| url = http://www.boathouserow.org/pac/pachist2.html
|url = http://www.boathouserow.org/pac/pachist2.html
| accessdate = 30 April 2010}}
|accessdate = 30 April 2010
|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205959/http://boathouserow.org/pac/pachist2.html
==External links==
|archivedate = 20 June 2010
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*{{Cite web
*{{Cite web
| title = Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club on Boathouse Row
| title = Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club on Boathouse Row
| publisher = About.com
| publisher = About.com
| url = http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/blkelly_drive42.htm
| url = http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/blkelly_drive42.htm
| accessdate = 6 May 2010}}
| accessdate = 6 May 2010
| archive-date = July 7, 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075539/http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/blkelly_drive42.htm
| url-status = dead
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*{{Cite web
*{{Cite web
| title = Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
| title = Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
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| accessdate = 6 May 2010}}
* [http://wikimapia.org/16542207/Philadelphia-Girls-Rowing-Club PGRC] on wikimapia.org
* [http://wikimapia.org/16542207/Philadelphia-Girls-Rowing-Club PGRC] on wikimapia.org

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*{{official website|http://www.philadelphiagirlsrowingclub.com/}}

{{Schuylkill Navy}}
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Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, # 14 Boathouse Row
Location#14 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1938
Navy admission1967[1]
Key people
Sophie Socha (President)
ColorsRoyal Blue   and White  
AffiliationsAgnes Irwin School
Websitephiladelphiagirlsrowingclub.com
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club is located in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Built1860
Part ofBoathouse Row (ID87000821[2])
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club (commonly abbreviated PGRC) is an amateur rowing club located at #14 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest all-female rowing club in existence.[3] Built in 1860, the club's boathouse is the oldest structure on Boathouse Row,[1] which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.[4]

PGRC was founded in 1938 by seventeen women (mostly wives of oarsmen at other clubs) who wanted to participate in the then predominantly male sport of rowing.[1][3]

History of the boathouse

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In 1860, Philadelphia City Council authorized construction of the structure that is now #14 Boathouse Row for the purpose of housing the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society.[5]

Architect, James C. Sidney, designed the building to provide for the Skating Club, but also included a basement facility to store boats for neighboring rowing clubs whose boat houses were scheduled to be removed by the city.[6] Samuel Sloan, a well-known Philadelphia architect, likely influenced the design of #14 Boathouse Row with his rendering of "Italian Villa," Plate XXIV, in his book "Model Architect."[7] The construction cost $4,900 and was completed in 1861.[8]

The Undine and University Barge Clubs housed their boats at the Philadelphia Skating Club building until the city permitted them to build their own structures in 1882 and 1871, respectively.[9] From 1884 through 1895, the second Iona Boat Club (now defunct) occupied the space in the building left vacant by Undine Barge Club.[9]

With the advent of artificially frozen indoor skating rinks at the beginning of the 20th century, skating on the Schuylkill River declined precipitously.[10] In 1965, PGRC purchased the boathouse from the Philadelphia Skating Club.[11]

Occupant timeline

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Sedgeley ClubIona Boat Club (2nd)Undine Barge ClubUniversity Barge Club
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  • Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, #14 Boathouse Row in 1870.
    Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, #14 Boathouse Row in 1870.
  • Samuel Sloan's "Italian Villa" lithograph that influenced the design of #14 Boathouse Row.
    Samuel Sloan's "Italian Villa" lithograph that influenced the design of #14 Boathouse Row.
  • Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club in 1972.
    Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club in 1972.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Stillner, Anna (2005). The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report (Thesis). Retrieved April 30, 2010.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stillner, p. 105
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009: 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). National Historic Landmarks Survey, National Park Service. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  5. ^ Stillner, p. 5
  6. ^ Stillner, pp. 21-22
  7. ^ Stillner, p. 24
  8. ^ Stillner, p. 22
  9. ^ a b Stillner, p. 28
  10. ^ Stillner, p. 29
  11. ^ "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
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