The Conibear Shellhouse is a
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
training and support facility in
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
,
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, on the campus of the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...
. It is used by the men's and women's rowing teams of the
Washington Huskies
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. The building was completed in 1949 and renovated in 2005. It is located on
Lake Washington, near the
Lake Washington Ship Canal.
The facility is named after former coach
Hiram Boardman Conibear.
The Conibear Shellhouse was built to replace the old Shell House, now known as the
Canoe House, which is further south along the lake shore. The original Shell House was an old seaplane hangar that was turned over to the University of Washington after World War I.
See also
* ''
The Boys in the Boat
''The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics'' is a non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown and published on June 4, 2013.
Background
''The Boys in the Boat'' is a true story based ...
''
*
ASUW Shell House
References
External links
Washington Rowing site
Buildings and structures in Seattle
College sports in Washington (state)
Sports venues in Seattle
1949 establishments in Washington (state)
Sports venues completed in 1949
Sports venues completed in 2005
1990 Goodwill Games venues
University of Washington campus
University of Washington
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