G.U. Will Finally Get Its Boathouse on the Potomac

G.U. Will Finally Get Its Boathouse on the Potomac

Georgetown University announced last week “an agreement with the National Park Service and the District of Columbia that will provide Georgetown with land along the Potomac River where the university […]

GU Boathouse Renderings Submitted for Approval

As I reported last week, Georgetown University is finally moving forward with plans to build a boathouse after decades of efforts. The school submitted its design concept to the Old Georgetown Board, which became publicly available over the weekend. You can see a 3D rendering above,which show that the boathouse will have a traditional look, similar to the Potomac Boat Club on the left (that building was constructed in 1908, and is the club’s thi…

GU Announces Deal for New Boathouse Along the Potomac

Georgetown University finalized an agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) and Washington, D.C. officials to construct a university boathouse and develop the waterfront area along the Potomac River, the institutions announced June 10. The agreement, which the Council of the District of Columbia must approve, gives the university a parcel of federal land west of the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge to build a boathouse and grants D.C. a s…