Potomac Boat Club

Potomac Boat Club
Location 3530 Water St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates 38°54′15″N 77°4′14″W / 38.90417°N 77.07056°W / 38.90417; -77.07056Coordinates: 38°54′15″N 77°4′14″W / 38.90417°N 77.07056°W / 38.90417; -77.07056
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 91000786[1]
Added to NRHP June 27, 1991

The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It was established in 1859, originally as the Potomac Barge Club.[2]

The boat club hosts a number of private members, as well as the Washington-Lee High School crew team. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991[3]

See also

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Gems, Gerald; Borish, Linda; Pfister, Gertrud (2008). Sports in American History. Human Kinetics. p. 111.
  3. Betty Bird, 1989, NRHP Nomination form

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