Washington Canoe Club

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. The Canoe Club was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in on March 19, 1991.[2]

Significant dates

Washington Canoe Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites



Location	3700 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′16″N 77°4′20″W
Built	1904
Architectural style	Shingle style
NRHP reference No.	90002151 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 19, 1991
Designated DCIHS	January 23, 1973

History

The Washington Canoe Club was originally built on pilings facing the Potomac River. During the 1960s, the Army 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.[3] The club leased the land from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and now the National Park Service.[4]

The club has produced national champions, and Olympic medalists.[5]

Olympic medalists

Frank Havens 1948 Silver medal; 1952 Gold medal
Francine Fox; Glorianne Perrier 1964 Silver medal
Norman Bellingham 1988 Gold medal

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Bird, Betty (September 30, 1989). "Washington Canoe Club National Register of Historic Places Registration Form".
https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90002151_text
Mike DeBonis (September 21, 2007). "Paddle Sore". Washington City Paper.
Washington Canoe Club Website

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