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| Location | #12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 1871 |
| Navy admission | 1878 |
| Former names | West Philadelphia Boat Club |
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| Colors | Navy and Yellow |
| Affiliations | The Shipley School and Monsignor Bonner High School |
| Website | pennac.org |
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association | |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°58′11″N 75°11′19″W / 39.96968°N 75.18856°W |
| Part of | Boathouse Row (ID87000821[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association (commonly known as Penn AC) is an amateur rowing club located at #12 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn AC was founded in 1871 as the West Philadelphia Boat Club.[2] Penn AC has been a destination for elite rowers looking to make the US National Team, ever since John B. Kelly Sr. joined Penn AC after a schism with his former club, Vesper.[3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 3 - Penn AC is Formed". Schuylkill Navy. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.