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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. Each of the boathouses has its own history, and all hav…
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..
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Area: 12 acres (4.9 ha)
  • Built: 1860
  • Architect: Furness & Evans, et al.
  • Architectural style: Late 19th- and 20th-century Revivals; Late Victorian; Gothic
  • Designated NHL: February 27, 1987
  • NRHP reference No.: 87000821
Data from: en.wikipedia.org