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| Location | #5 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 1867 |
| Navy admission | 1868 |
| Former names | Pickwick Barge Club and Iona Barge Club |
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| Colors | Red and White |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic High School Archbishop Prendergast High School |
| Website | crescentboatclub.org |
Crescent Boat Club | |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°58′09″N 75°11′12″W / 39.96930°N 75.18655°W |
| Part of | Boathouse Row (ID87000821[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
Crescent Boat Club is an American amateur rowing club located at #5 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1867[2] when Pickwick Barge Club[3] and Iona Barge Club merged.[4][5] Crescent Boat Club joined the Schuylkill Navy in 1868. In 1871, Crescent competed in and won the doubles event in the first regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, an event "which undoubtedly helped the sport greatly."[6]
Today, Crescent Boat Club continues to contribute to the rowing community and Schuylkill Navy. The club houses two rowing programs, Roman Catholic High School and Thomas Jefferson University[7] during the scholastic seasons and its own novice, junior, and senior sculling programs as well as a private membership and social group. The club is available for rent to host events, meetings, parties, celebrations and gatherings.[8]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Scharf, John Thomas; Westcott, Thompson (1884). "Public Squares, Parks, and Monuments". History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884. Vol. 3. L. H. Everts & Company. p. 1871.
- ^ Pickwick Barge Club was founded in 1865.Peverelly, Charles A. (1866). "Pickwick Barge Club". The Book of American Pastimes. New York: Author. p. 217.
- ^ Keyser, K. C. (1872). "Fairmount Park". Fairmount Park: Sketches of its Scenery, Waters, and History (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger. p. 21.
- ^ "Crescent Boat Club, History". Crescent Boat Club. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Samuel; Arthur Brown Ruhl (1905). "The Association of Amateur Oarsmen". Rowing and Track Athletics. New York: MacMillan. pp. 165–66.
- ^ "Women's rowing moves to Boathouse Row". Philadelphia University Rams Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Event Venue Rental | Crescent Boat Club". Retrieved September 26, 2015.