Weld Boathouse

An unmistakable landmark along the Charles River, Harvard’s Weld Boathouse is steeped in history and rowing importance. Built in 1906 by George Walker Weld, rowing aficionado, and ancestor to former Massachusetts governor William Weld, the boathouse was pivotal in opening new doors to the sport for all Harvard students. Today it houses the Radcliffe women’s team and Harvard's recreational sculling and intramural house crew programs.
An unmistakable landmark along the Charles River, Harvard’s Weld Boathouse is steeped in history and rowing importance. Built in 1906 by George Walker Weld, rowing aficionado, and ancestor to former Massachusetts governor William Weld, the boathouse was pivotal in opening new doors to the sport for all Harvard students. Today it houses the Radcliffe women’s team and Harvard's recreational sculling and intramural house crew programs.
(Photo: Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff; Text: Eric Wilbur/Boston.com staff)

About the book

Boston's Secret Spaces offers tantalizing peeks into places ordinary mortals rarely see. Published in partnership with The Boston Globe and based on the exceedingly popular Boston.com feature (3.7 million page views and counting), the book takes readers behind the scenes at several sports hot spots, historical landmarks, and offbeat Beantown locales.