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Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
	Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, # 14 Boathouse Row
Location	#14 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Home water	Schuylkill River
Established	1938
Navy admission	1967
Key people	Sophie Socha (President)
Colors	Royal Blue and White
Affiliations	Agnes Irwin School
Website	philadelphiagirlsrowingclub.com
	Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built	1860
Part of	Boathouse Row (ID87000821)
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1987

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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

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

Photo gallery

Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, #14 Boathouse Row in 1870.
Samuel Sloan's "Italian Villa" lithograph that influenced the design of #14 Boathouse Row.
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club in 1972.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stillner, p. 105
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^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)
^ "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.
^ Stillner, p. 5
^ Stillner, pp. 21-22
^ Stillner, p. 24
^ Stillner, p. 22
^ ^a ^b Stillner, p. 28
^ Stillner, p. 29
^ "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved April 30, 2010.

External links

Official website

39°58′10″N 75°11′07″W / 39.96935°N 75.18537°W / 39.96935; -75.18537

[Stillner105-1] Stillner, p. 105

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2009HOSR-3] "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

[Stillner28-9] Stillner, p. 28

[Stillner29-10] Stillner, p. 29

[11] "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved April 30, 2010.

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 *{{Cite web
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-  | title = The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs
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v t e Schuylkill Navy
Current members	Fairmount Rowing Association Pennsylvania Barge Club Crescent Boat Club Bachelors Barge Club University Barge Club^[f] Malta Boat Club Vesper Boat Club College Boat Club Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association Undine Barge Club^[f] Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club Gillin Boat Club
Officers	Commodore - John Hogan, Penn AC Vice Commodore - Paul Horvat, Vesper BC Secretary - Jennifer Donsky, Penn AC Treasurer - Joel Sussman, Bachelors BC Quartermaster - Jack Lees, Crescent BC Log Keeper - Joe McFadden, Undine BC
Defunct boat clubs	Amateur American Barge Club^[f] Atlantic Boat Club (1st) Atlantic Boat Club (2nd) Camilla Boat Club^[f] Chebucto Barge Club^[f] Excelsior Boat Club Falcon Barge Club^[f] Independent Barge Club^[f] Iona Boat Club (1st) Iona Boat Club (2nd) Keystone Barge Club (1st)^[f] Keystone Barge Club (2nd) LaSalle Rowing Association Nautilus Neptune Barge Club (1st) Neptune Barge Club (2nd) Pacific Barge Club Philadelphia Barge Club Pickwick Barge Club Quaker City Barge Club Sedgeley Club Union Barge Club Washington Barge Club West Philadelphia Boat Club
^[f] Founding members. See Navy Origins

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History of the boathouse

Occupant timeline

Photo gallery

See also

Further reading

References

External links