Bachelors Barge Club

Bachelors Barge Club
Location#6 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1853
Navy admission1859 (reinstated 1882)
Key people
  • James A. Meadowcroft (President)
  • Henry Hauptfuhrer (Captain)
  • John Rice (Treasurer)
  • Margaret Gordon (Coach)
Membership150
ColorsNavy   and Red  
AffiliationsConestoga High School and Drexel University
Websitebachelorsbargeclub.org
Bachelors Barge Club
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°58′11″N 75°11′07″W / 39.96978°N 75.18527°W / 39.96978; -75.18527
Part ofBoathouse Row (ID87000821)
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

Bachelors Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #6 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuously operating boathouse in the United States. It went through renovations as part of the "Light Boathouse Row" initiative, in which new LED lights were fitted to each of the boathouses. Bachelors Barge Club is currently home to several programs, including the Conestoga High School Crew Team, and the Drexel University Crew Team, among several others.