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Built by the U.S. Navy in 1918 as a hangar for amphibious aircraft used by the aviation training corps, this building served as the University of Washington's shell house from 1920 to 1949. Several generations of Husky oarsmen trained here, including the renowned 1936 gold medal crew, "The Boys In the Boat": Gordan Adam, George "Shorty" Hunt, Roger Morris, Chuck Day, Jim "Stub" McMillin, Joe Rantz, Don Hume, Bob Moch, and John White Jr. George Pocock, a master shell builder, maintained a shop and practiced his craft in a loft at the rear of the building from 1922 to 1949.
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Seattle, Washington · United States
