Boathouse Row

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Boathouse Row is a historic and picturesque stretch of 19th-century boathouses in Philadelphia, famed for its rowing clubs and iconic nighttime illumination along the Schuylkill River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
row of boathouses
tourist attraction
associatedWithOrganization Schuylkill Navy
constructionPeriodStart 19th century
governedBy Schuylkill Navy
hasArchitecturalStyle 19th-century architecture
hasClub Bachelor’s Barge Club
College Boat Club of the University of Pennsylvania
Crescent Boat Club
Fairmount Rowing Association
Malta Boat Club
Penn AC Gold
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
Pennsylvania Barge Club
Philadelphia Girls’ Rowing Club
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
surface form: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Survivorship Rowing Program (associated club)

Undine Barge Club
University Barge Club
Vesper Boat Club
hasLightingFeature outline lighting on boathouse roofs and facades
hasNearbyEvent Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
Stotesbury Cup Regatta
hasNumberOfBoathouses 15
hasPrimarySport rowing
hasUse athletic training
recreation
rowing
isFamousFor historic rowing clubs
nighttime illumination
picturesque riverfront views
lightingRenovationYear 2005
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedAlong Kelly Drive NERFINISHED
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood Fairmount
locatedNear Philadelphia Museum of Art
locatedOnWaterbody Schuylkill River
maintainedBy Philadelphia
surface form: City of Philadelphia
NRHPListingYear 1987
NRHPType historic district
ownedBy Philadelphia
surface form: City of Philadelphia
partOf Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area
surface form: Schuylkill River National Historic District
tourismAttractionType cultural heritage site
scenic viewpoint
visibleFrom Philadelphia Museum of Art steps
Schuylkill Expressway
Spring Garden Street Bridge

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Schuylkill River associatedWith Boathouse Row