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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Boathouse]] |
| | name = Canoe Club Boathouse
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| | othernames = Boathouse<br />Lake House
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| | type = Activity Space
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| | section = Center, West
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| | built = 1880
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| | opened = 1896
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| | closed = 1934 (fire)
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| | fires = 1934
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| | architect = Joseph Gettner
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| The [[Canoe Club Boathouse|Boathouse]] was one of the first structures built at Olentangy Park<ref name="thenandnow">"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 3 May 1914. Pg. 46.</ref> and offered Naphtha launches and canoes<ref>"Still Another: Presbyterian Ladies Contract a July Excursion to Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' 2 June 1897. Pg. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107086322/still-another/</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio).'' 25 June 1897. Pg. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park/</ref><ref name="candb">Hyatt, Shirley. ''Clintonville and Beechwold.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2009.</ref> for parkgoers to boat a three-mile course on the Olentangy River. It was located along the Olentangy River, south of the [[Olentangy Park Casino and Theater|theater]] and the ravine bridge. Naphtha launches were early motor boats and were 20 feet long.<ref>"Olentangy Park: Naphtha Launch on the River -- New Electric Light Plant." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 16 May 1896. Pg. 6.</ref> By 1904, they were electrically-powered. Rowboats were "safe and speedy type" Clinker-built rowboats.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 27 May 1898. Pg. 11.</ref> The manager was listed as Edward C. Turner in a June 1897 ''Dispatch'' classified ad seeking "young ladies" to wait ice cream tables and lunch counters at the refreshments area of the boathouse. A [[bowling alleys|bowling alley]] was part of the boathouse until they were removed in 1914.
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| The boathouse was the oldest building at the park and was the original Olentangy Villa, built in 1880 by Joseph Gettner.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 19 April 1914. Pg. 12.</ref>
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| The boathouse boats were swept away in a flood on July 7, 1904. They were swept over the dam, landing near residences. Only 19 of the 22 boats were recovered by the next day. <ref>"Out for Salvage." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 8 July 1904. Pg. 3.</ref>
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| The boathouse burned down on March 30, 1934.<ref name="candb" />
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| ==Change to Canoe Club==
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| The "Boathouse" was seriously damaged by the 1913 flood and was remodeled to become the Canoe Club after a new dam was built on the river.<ref name="candb" /> The main part of the building was torn down and replaced.<ref name="thenandnow" /> The bowling alleys were removed and replaced with lavatories, shower baths, and private clothes lockers in 1914. The structure was also remodeled to accommodate many more boats than the 110 boats that were available in 1912<ref>"Canoeists are Promised Good Accommodations." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 23 February 1913. Pg.9.</ref> to 300 boats and canoes within two years.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens." ''The Lantern.'' 29 April 1914. Pg. 4.</ref> Boat rides were 10 cents (about $3 in 2022) per trip.<ref>"Olentangy Park, Founded in 1893, Long Was Amusement Mecca for Central Ohio." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 1 April 1938. pg. 1.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens." ''The Lantern.'' 29 April 1914. Pg. 4.</ref> Commodore Joe Keenan made improvements to the boathouse and Manager Harris replaced all the old steel row boats in 1917.<ref>"Canoeing." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 29 April 1917. Pg. 20.</ref>
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Activity Spaces]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1896]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1934]]
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| [[Category:Destroyed by Fire]]
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