ASUW Shell House
From innovators to aviators to Olympic champions, UW students and the community have long come together at the ASUW Shell House to do great things. The 1936 Olympic team trained here, and their triumph reminds us how our collective strength is greater than the sum of individual efforts. Their story is the story of our region — a place where, despite challenges and hardships, we continue to change the world together.
Since time immemorial, the ASUW Shell House has been a place to unite and accomplish together. The location was central to the culture and survival of the Coast Salish people. For WWI aviators, it was a place for learning and becoming a team before joining the war effort. It was the workshop site for legendary boat-builder George Pocock and the birthplace of the UW Rowing Program. And for Joe Rantz — a member of the 1936 Olympic-gold-winning UW team that inspired Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys in the Boat” — it was the first real home he had ever known. In the decades that followed the ASUW Shell House had many uses, including as an apartment and a community hub for water recreation.
Today, the University of Washington is restoring this important historic place. The ASUW Shell House is a monument to the history of this place of gathering and accomplishment. When renovated, the facility will once again be a place to unite on the water’s edge, where the campus and community can celebrate our shared legacy as we move ever forward, together.
| Address | 3655 Walla Walla Rd |
|---|---|
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Zip code | 98195 |
| Topic or theme | Water and Recreation |
