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}} '''Pennsylvania Barge Club''' is an amateur [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] club, situated along the historic [[Boathouse Row]] of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was founded in 1861 and joined the [[Schuylkill Navy]] in 1865. The club's boathouse, at #'''4 Boathouse Row''', is also known as the '''Hollenback House''', named for William M. Hollenback, Jr., who served as President of [[USRowing]] from 1979 until 1985.<ref>{{Cite thesis
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'''Pennsylvania Barge Club''' is an amateur [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] club, situated along the historic [[Boathouse Row]] of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was founded in 1861 and joined the [[Schuylkill Navy]] in 1865. The Club's boathouse, at #'''4 Boathouse Row''', is also known as the '''Hollenback House''', named for William M. Hollenback, Jr., who served as President of [[USRowing]] from 1979 until 1985.<ref>{{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
| year = 2005
| year = 2005
| pages = 101–02
| pages = 101–02
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| url = https://archive.org/details/revengeofthomase00kirk
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| isbn = 978-0-300-10855-2}}</ref> His friend, [[Max Schmitt]], rowed for the club, and won the single sculls championship 6 times.
| isbn = 978-0-300-10855-2}}</ref> His friend, [[Max Schmitt in a Single Scull|Max Schmitt]], rowed for the club, and won the single sculls championship 6 times.


In Schuylkill Navy races, Pennsylvania Barge had 359 entries and 106 victories. Its teams represented the United States in the 1920 (four-with-cox), 1924 (four-with), 1928 (four-with and four-without), and 1932 (pair-with) Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web
In Schuylkill Navy races, Pennsylvania Barge had 359 entries and 106 victories. Its teams represented the United States in the 1920 (four-with-cox), 1924 (four-with), 1928 (four-with and four-without), and 1932 (pair-with) Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web
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| access-date = 3 May 2010}}</ref> The building also housed the [[Schuylkill Navy]], the United States rowing Society (formerly Schuylkill Navy Association), the [[Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association]], the [[Middle States Regatta Association]], and the [[Dad Vail Rowing Association]].<ref name = NPS12/>
| access-date = 3 May 2010}}</ref> The building also housed the [[Schuylkill Navy]], the United States rowing Society (formerly Schuylkill Navy Association), the [[Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association]], the [[Middle States Regatta Association]], and the [[Dad Vail Rowing Association]].<ref name = NPS12/>


In 2009, the Club was reactivated and reinstated as a member of the Schuylkill Navy.<ref>{{Cite web
In 2009, the club was reactivated and reinstated as a member of the Schuylkill Navy.<ref>{{Cite web
|title = Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program
|title = Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program
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==History of the Boathouse==
==History of the boathouse==
In 1868, the Club received permission from the [[Fairmount Park]] Commission to build a replacement for its brick house.<ref name = NPS12>{{Cite web
In 1868, the club received permission from the [[Fairmount Park]] Commission to build a replacement for its brick house.<ref name = NPS12>{{Cite web
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File:Pennsylvania Barge Club.png|Pennsylvania Barge Club,<br>#4 [[Boathouse Row]] in 1972 with a [[Drexel University|Drexel]] "D" painted on the dock.
File:Pennsylvania Barge Club.png|Pennsylvania Barge Club,<br>#4 [[Boathouse Row]] in 1972 with a [[Drexel University|Drexel]] "D" painted on the dock.
File:Crescent-Pennsylvania2010.jpg|[[Crescent Boat Club|Crescent]] & Pennsylvania Barge Club in 2010 with an "L" painted on the dock for [[La Salle College High School|La Salle High]].
File:Crescent-Pennsylvania2010.jpg|[[Crescent Boat Club|Crescent]] & Pennsylvania Barge Club in 2010 with an "L" painted on the dock for [[La Salle College High School|La Salle College Higschool]]
File:4KellyDr.jpg|Pennsylvania Barge Club from [[Kelly Drive]].
File:4KellyDr.jpg|Pennsylvania Barge Club from [[Kelly Drive]].
Image:Oarsmen on the schuylkill thomas eakins.jpeg|"Oarsmen on the Schuylkill" also known as "Pennsylvania Barge Club Four"<ref>{{Cite book| last = Foster| first = Kathleen A|author2=Mark Bockrath | title = Thomas Eakins Rediscovered: Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | chapter= The Rowing Pictures: A Passion for Perspective | publisher = Yale University Press | year = 1997 | pages = 129–30 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mANY1s_-67EC&pg=PA129 | isbn = 978-0-300-06174-1}}</ref> by [[Thomas Eakins]] (c. 1874).
File:Oarsmen on the schuylkill thomas eakins.jpeg|"Oarsmen on the Schuylkill" also known as "Pennsylvania Barge Club Four"<ref>{{Cite book| last = Foster| first = Kathleen A|author2=Mark Bockrath | title = Thomas Eakins Rediscovered: Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | chapter= The Rowing Pictures: A Passion for Perspective | publisher = Yale University Press | year = 1997 | pages = 129–30 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mANY1s_-67EC&pg=PA129 | isbn = 978-0-300-06174-1}}</ref> by [[Thomas Eakins]] (c. 1874).
File:Detail 3 max schmitt in a single scull thomas eakins.jpeg|Max Schmitt, 6-time single-sculls champion. Detail of the Eakins painting ''[[Max Schmitt in a Single Scull]]''.
File:Detail 3 max schmitt in a single scull thomas eakins.jpeg|Max Schmitt, 6-time single-sculls champion. Detail of the Eakins painting ''[[Max Schmitt in a Single Scull]]''.
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| location = New York
| location = New York
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| page = 212
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| year = 1884
| year = 1884
| page = 1871
| page = 1871
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| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8uYkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1871
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|Category:Pennsylvania Barge Club}}
* [http://wikimapia.org/16542798/Pennsylvania-Barge-Club Pennsylvania Barge Club] on wikimapia.org
* [http://wikimapia.org/16542798/Pennsylvania-Barge-Club Pennsylvania Barge Club] on wikimapia.org


{{Schuylkill Navy}}
{{Schuylkill Navy}}

[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Philadelphia]]
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[[Category:Cultural infrastructure completed in 1892]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1892]]
[[Category:Tudor Revival architecture in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Tudor Revival architecture in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boathouse Row]]
[[Category:Boathouse Row]]
[[Category:Schuylkill Navy]]
[[Category:Schuylkill Navy]]
[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1861]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1861]]
[[Category:1861 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1861 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Register of Historic Places]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Register of Historic Places]]

Revision as of 16:42, 30 March 2024

Pennsylvania Barge Club
Location#4 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1861
Navy admission1865 (reinstated 2009)
Former namesAtlantic Barge Club
Key people
Michael Ragan (President)
AffiliationsLaSalle College High School
Pennsylvania Barge Club
Pennsylvania Barge Club is located in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Barge Club
Pennsylvania Barge Club is located in the United States
Pennsylvania Barge Club
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′10″N 75°11′14″W / 39.96934°N 75.18729°W / 39.96934; -75.18729
ArchitectFurness & Evans, et al.
Part ofBoat House Row (ID87000821[1])
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

Pennsylvania Barge Club is an amateur rowing club, situated along the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1861 and joined the Schuylkill Navy in 1865. The club's boathouse, at #4 Boathouse Row, is also known as the Hollenback House, named for William M. Hollenback, Jr., who served as President of USRowing from 1979 until 1985.[2]

Painter Thomas Eakins was most likely a longtime member of Pennsylvania Barge Club.[3] His friend, Max Schmitt, rowed for the club, and won the single sculls championship 6 times.

In Schuylkill Navy races, Pennsylvania Barge had 359 entries and 106 victories. Its teams represented the United States in the 1920 (four-with-cox), 1924 (four-with), 1928 (four-with and four-without), and 1932 (pair-with) Olympic Games.[4]

As a result of World War II, the club suffered a drastic reduction in membership.[5] In 1955, the Club turned its boathouse over to the Schuylkill Navy.[6] Thereafter, the Pennsylvania Barge Club served as an administrative center for rowing, including serving as Headquarters for the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, which later became USRowing.[7] The building also housed the Schuylkill Navy, the United States rowing Society (formerly Schuylkill Navy Association), the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association, the Middle States Regatta Association, and the Dad Vail Rowing Association.[8]

In 2009, the club was reactivated and reinstated as a member of the Schuylkill Navy.[9]

History of the boathouse

In 1868, the club received permission from the Fairmount Park Commission to build a replacement for its brick house.[8] Between 1869 and 1871, the Club erected a boathouse with Crescent Boat Club.[8] In 1892, Pennsylvania Barge Club replaced their half of the double boathouse.[8] Architect, Luis Hickman, designed Pennsylvania Barge Club's boathouse in the picturesque Victorian style.[10] Hickman was a member of the T-Square Club and known for his renovation of Merchants' Exchange Building.[10] In 1912, the Club hired C.E. Schermerhorn to add second floor of timber and stucco.[8]

Photo gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Stillner, Anna (2005). The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report (Thesis). pp. 101–02. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. (2006). "Champion Oarsman". The Revenge of Thomas Eakins. Yale University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-300-10855-2.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs". Schuylkill Navy. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Program Pamphlet, Pennsylvania Barge Club, Album: Rowing and Regattas, Schuylkill Navy Records". Independence Seaport Museum. 1915. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  7. ^ "Program Pamphlet, Twenty sixth Annual Regatta of the NAAO, Album: Rowing and Regattas, Schuylkill Navy Records". Independence Seaport Museum. 1898. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e Moak, Jefferson (November 27, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. p. 661. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  9. ^ "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 20. Retrieved April 30, 2010.[dead link]
  10. ^ a b Moak, Jefferson (November 27, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. p. 673. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  11. ^ Foster, Kathleen A; Mark Bockrath (1997). "The Rowing Pictures: A Passion for Perspective". Thomas Eakins Rediscovered: Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Yale University Press. pp. 129–30. ISBN 978-0-300-06174-1.

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