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.[4] In 1860, Undine purchased Keystone Barge Club's (the 1st) boat and equipment, as Keystone had disposed of its boathouse.[5]
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.[6] The boathouse and Castle Ringstetten were designed by renowned Victorian-era architect
Frank Furness and exemplify his original ideas that laid the foundation for modern architecture.[7][8]
^Janssen, Frederick W. (August 15, 1888).
"Undine Barge Club". Outing Library of Sports: American Amateur Athletic and Aquatic History 1829-1888. New York. p. 213.{{
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Burt, Nathaniel (1999).
"The Schuylkill Navy". The Perennial Philadelphians: the anatomy of an American aristocracy. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 296 & 300.
ISBN978-0-8122-1693-6.
Scharf, John Thomas; Westcott, Thompson (1884).
"Public Squares, Parks, and Monuments". History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884. Vol. 3. L. H. Everts & Company. p. 1871.