In 1871, the Fairmount Park commission allowed the club to build its own boathouse on Boathouse Row, and for social functions, the commission leased the Club an additional upriver clubhouse on the east bank of the Schuylkill, called The Lilacs.
The Fairmount Park commission allowed the club to build its own boathouse on Boathouse Row. This was in 1871. The commission leased the Club an additional upriver clubhouse on the east bank of the Schuylkill, called The Lilacs. This was for social functions. This was in 1871.