Washington Canoe Club

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Washington Canoe Club
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Washington Canoe Club in 2008
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Location3700 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′16″N77°4′20″W / 38.90444°N 77.07222°W / 38.90444; -77.07222 Coordinates: 38°54′16″N77°4′20″W / 38.90444°N 77.07222°W / 38.90444; -77.07222
Built1904
Architectural style Shingle style
NRHP reference No. 90002151 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1991
Designated DCIHSJanuary 23, 1973

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]

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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

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References

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