Undine Barge Club is an amateur
rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic
Boathouse Row along the
Schuylkill River in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. Undine was not initially listed as a founder of the
Schuylkill Navy, but is now considered a founder because an Undine member, Mr. B. F. Van dyke, was elected to represent the club as secretary treasurer of the Navy from its birth in 1858. In 1860, Undine purchased Keystone Barge Club's (the 1st) boat and equipment, as Keystone had disposed of its boathouse.
The club's name is derived from the
Legend of Undine, and the club has an upriver house for social functions named Castle Ringstetten, which is the name of the castle in the legend. The boathouse and Castle Ringstetten were designed by renowned Victorian-era architect
Frank Furness
Frank Heyling Furness (November 12, 1839 - June 27, 1912) was an American architect of the Victorian era. He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his diverse, muscular, often unordinarily scaled b ...
and exemplify his original ideas that laid the foundation for modern architecture.
Prominent members
*Jen Klapper - 2009
US National Team member (Adaptive Mixed Four)
*Mike Naughton 2009
US National Team Coaching Staff
[
*Meghan Sarbanis - 2009 US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Single Sculls)][ 2003 US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Pair)
*Joe Quaid - 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff][
*Jon D’Alba - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)][
*Cody Lowry - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)][
*Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls),][ 2010 National Team member
*Andrew Quinn - 2009 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Double Sculls)][ 2008 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Scull)
* Tim Young - 1996 Olympic Team member, Silver Medalist
* Reid Cucci - 2015, 2016 Under 23 National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)
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Photo gallery
File:UndineBargeClub.jpg, 13 Boathouse Row in 1972.
References
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External links
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Undine Barge Club
on wikimapia.org
{{Frank Furness
National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Philadelphia
Frank Furness buildings
Boathouse Row
Schuylkill Navy
Sports clubs established in 1856
1856 establishments in Pennsylvania
History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
Boathouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania