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Washington Canoe Club
Washington Canoe Club is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington Canoe Club
Location3700 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Built1904
Architectural styleShingle style
NRHP reference No.90002151 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1991

The Washington Canoe Club is a boat club on the Potomac River. It is located at 3700 K Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. It was established in 1904.

History

The Washington Canoe Club was originally built on pilings in the Potomac River. During the 1960s, the Amny Corps of Engineers demolished the piers of the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge. The bank under the Canoe Club became stagnant and was subsequently filled with concrete. Shortly thereafter the area north of the Canoe Club was paved.[2] The club leased the land from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and now the National Park Service.[3]

The club has produced national champions, and Olympic medalists.[4]

Olympic medalists

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/90002151.pdf
  3. ^ Mike DeBonis (September 21, 2007). "Paddle Sore". Washington City Paper.
  4. ^ Washington Canoe Club Website


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