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Gillin Boat Club is the rowing program for St. Joseph's University Rowing and St. Joseph's Prep Rowing.〔(Brendan F. Quinn, "A New Era of Rowing at St. Joseph's Prep", ''The Bulletin'', May 15, 2009 )〕 It is situated at the 1,000-meter mark of the Schuylkill River race course in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gillin Boat Club was admitted to the Schuylkill Navy in 2004, by a unanimous vote of the Navy's members.〔(Rober Gillin, Jr. Boathouse, sjuhawks.com )〕 The club's state-of-the-art boathouse has the capacity for 42 eights, 14 fours (quads), and 14 small boats.〔 It was the first new boathouse built on this stretch of the Schuylkill River in 98 years.〔(Dedication of St. Joseph's Boathouse, First New One on the Schuylkill in 98 Years, Set for June 15, thefreelibrary.com )〕 Gillin also hosts the Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program, which is designed to provide an experience for youth in the city of Philadelphia who have not had the opportunity to experience the sport of rowing. ==Robert M. Gillin Jr. Boathouse== In 1998, Philadelphia City Council approved construction of what is now known as the Robert M. Gillin Jr. Boathouse.〔(St. Joe’s Gets Nod For New Boathouse, ''Rowing News'' p. 5 (February 28, 1998) )〕 The boathouse was dedicated in May 2002.〔(Steinberg, "Bloat on the Water", ''Philadelphia City Paper'', April 17-23, 2003 )〕 The building was designed by Robert L. Owen - Architects and built by Nason and Cullen, Inc.〔(Project Profile of Nason & Cullen )〕 While some have praised the structure as "the Taj Mahal of Kelly Drive,"〔 others have levied criticism on the boathouse's design, calling it a "bloated hulk of a building."〔 Work has been done to repair the second floor, which began buckling shortly after construction was completed.〔(St.Josephs University - Boathouse Floor )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gillin Boat Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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