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Pages in category "Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Most of the bathhouses were closed in the 1990s either by government agencies or a changing market after charges were made that it contributed to the spread of AIDS. [2] The Club was founded in 1965 by John "Jack" W. Campbell (born 1932) and two other investors who paid $15,000 to buy a closed Finnish bath house in Cleveland, Ohio. Campbell ...
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The club was established on January 12, 1892, by 13 members of the Quaker City Yacht Club who split off to establish their own organization because of a schism in the older club. There was dissatisfaction with the diversity in social standing of newer members, and the desire to have yachts longer than the 40 foot limit set by the old club. [1]
The Franklin Inn Club was founded by the Philadelphia physician and writer Silas Weir Mitchell; [2] J. William White, [3] and seven other members of the University Club at Penn as a social venue for published authors and illustrators. [4] It soon became a gathering place for novelists, poets, scholars, actors, playwrights, and journalists.
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club. Otherwise known as PGRC, the club is located at No. 14 Boathouse Row and is the oldest all-female rowing club in the world. [60] Built in 1860, it is the oldest structure on Boathouse Row, and was originally constructed for the purpose of housing the Philadelphia Skating Club and ...
The Gentlemen's club was founded in 1874 as the Social Arts Club of Philadelphia by Dr. William Pepper and Silas Weir Mitchell. The club was renamed in late 1875 when it moved to a new building on Rittenhouse Square that had been the home of James Harper. [1] James E. Carpenter, Esquire was later the governor of the Rittenhouse Club. He was ...
In 1998, Philadelphia City Council approved construction of what is now known as the Robert M. Gillin Jr. Boathouse. [7] The boathouse was dedicated in May 2002. [8] The building was designed by Robert L. Owen - Architects and built by Nason and Cullen, Inc. [9] While some have praised the structure as "the Taj Mahal of Kelly Drive," [2] others have levied criticism on the boathouse's design ...