Boathouse Row
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. Each of the boathouses has its own history, and all have addresses on both Boathouse Row and Kelly Drive, named after Philadelphia oarsman John B. Kelly Jr..
Boathouse Row | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Furness & Evans, et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th- and 20th-century Revivals; Late Victorian; Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000821 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987 |
Boathouses #2 through #14 are part of a group known as the Schuylkill Navy, which encompasses several other boathouses along the river. Boathouse #1 is Lloyd Hall and is the only public boathouse facility on the Row. Boathouse #15 houses the Sedgeley Club, which operates the Turtle Rock Lighthouse. The boathouses are all at least a century old, and some were built more than 150 years ago.