Beckwith Boathouse

41°40′34″N 91°32′06″W / 41.676°N 91.535°W / 41.676; -91.535

The P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse is an athletic facility at the University of Iowa. The building primarily serves the university's women's rowing team. The university's club men's rowing team also uses the facility, along with the Hawkeye Community Rowing Program and the Old Capitol Rowing Club.[1] It was a joint project of the City of Iowa City, the Athletics Department and Recreational Services of the University of Iowa.[2] designed by Iowa-based Neumann Monson Architects.[3] Groundbreaking took place on March 12, 2008. The P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse was dedicated on September 18, 2009.[4] The project cost US$7.2 million and includes

... a terrace, training area, locker room, meeting room, storage space, easy access to the Iowa River, and a UI College of Engineering-designed indoor rowing tank. It's also the first UI building designed to meet the standards for the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.[5]

  1. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes". Hawkeyesports. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse". Recreation Services University of Iowa. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Beckwith Boathouse". Swiss Pearl. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Regents OK naming of Beckwith Boathouse: Ground-breaking planned for Wednesday afternoon". HawkeyeSports.com. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  5. ^ "Distinguished Alumni Awards P. Sue Beckwith, 80BS, 84MD Service 2010". University of Iowa alumni. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

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