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Revision as of 22:07, 10 October 2012

Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club, # 14 Boathouse Row
Location#14 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1938
Navy admission1967[1]
ColorsRoyal Blue   and White  
AffiliationsAgnes Irwin School
Websitephiladelphiagirlsrowingclub.com
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club
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LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Built1860
Part ofBoat House 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

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

Sedgeley ClubIona Boat Club (2nd)Undine Barge ClubUniversity Barge Club

See also

Notes

  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" (Document). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 19Template:Inconsistent citations {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). National Historic Landmarks Survey, National Park Service. p. 81. Retrieved 6 May 2010. [dead link‍]
  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 30 April 2010.

References

Further reading

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