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.
In 1871, the Fairmount Park commission allowed the club to build its own boathouse on Boathouse Row. In 1887, for social functions, the Club leased an additional upriver clubhouse on the west bank of the Schuylkill, called The Lilacs.