

Boathouse Row is a historic site located 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 15 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 famous Philadelphia oarsman John B Kelly, Jr).
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 over 150 years ago.


(1902)

#14 (1860)




Vesper Boat Club (VBC), #10 (1873)







Steve Avallone, photos of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s

photo circa 1873
Mike Manzo III, Philly Photos & Videos of 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s
Article about Boathouse Row
http://billypenn.com/2015/06/10/inside-boathouse-row-the-exclusive-houses-where-some-of-the-regions-greatest-athletes-train/
