The Union League welcomes visitors to the historic League House and
The Sir John Templeton Heritage Center.

Guided tours of the League House

A member of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation staff will conduct a 20- to 50-minute tour tailored to meet your group’s interests. Highlights include a brief history of the League and its important role in city, state and national history, and an opportunity to view some of the more than 300 pieces of artwork that adorn one of Philadelphia’s great architectural gems.

Tours are scheduled in advance based on staff availability, and the League dress code is enforced at all times. Weekends include all tours from 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

  • Up to 20 people $150 weekdays; $225 weekends
  • 21 to 40 people $250 weekdays; $325 weekends

Partner Organizations

Please visit one of the following sites for more information, activites and archives.

Public transportation

If you are traveling by SEPTA Regional Rail or Amtrak, both Suburban Station and 30th Street Station are short cab rides from the Union League. Suburban Station is half a mile from the League, and 30th Street Station is about little less than a mile and a half from the League. Visit the SEPTA Trip Planner for helpful hints on getting around the city. Visit the Amtrak for directions from 30th Street Station.

If you are riding the PATCO Hi-Speedline from South Jersey, exit at 15th/16th and Locust streets.

Dining

Dozens of fine restaurants and casual eateries within walking distance of the League offer a wide array of choices, from elegant steakhouses to barbecue and burgers, from soups and salads to seafood, from American classics to Italian, Chinese and other favorites.

League treasures and history presentations

Enhance your group’s event with a display of the Treasures of the League or a talk on League History presented by a member of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation staff. The League’s collection of important Civil War pieces includes a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln, a piece of the shirt Lincoln wore on the night of his assassination and the Tanner Manuscript describing Lincoln’s death.

  • 10- to 30-minute talk $200
  • Treasures of the League display $200
  • Display with presentation $350

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It is the intention of the dress code to provide guidelines within which each Member is expected to demonstrate discretion and good judgment. It is the responsibility of each member to conform to the dress code and to ensure that family members and guests do so as well. All children in the League House are expected to be appropriately attired, and children over the age of twelve are required to conform to the dress code.

For men

Jacket and collared shirt are required at all times on the first floor members-only section of the League House. Jacket and tie are preferred.

For women

Dresses, blouses and skirts, or pants suit are appropriate attire. Pants should be tailored and are acceptable when worn with a jacket or other garments which would be appropriate if worn with a skirt.

Exceptions

  • 1862 Dining Room and Bar: Jacket required; jacket and tie are strongly preferred.
  • Breakfast: Business casual attire is acceptable in Founders and Café Meredith for breakfast only.
  • Private Dining/Meeting Rooms: Business casual attire is acceptable in private meeting rooms and for private dining events.
  • Summer Dress: Except in 1862 by Martin Hamann and the bar business casual attire may be worn throughout the League House from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Business casual attire

Defined as a collared shirt and pressed slacks for men and comparable attire for women.

Unacceptable attire

The following attire is never acceptable on the first or second floors of the League House: jeans, denim wear, tee shirts, athletic wear, tank, halter, or jogging tops, untucked shirts, wrinkled clothing, shorts, baseball caps, sneakers, extremely casual or beach footwear.

The following attire is never acceptable on the first or second floors of the League House: jeans, denim wear, tee shirts, athletic wear, tank, halter, or jogging tops, untucked shirts, wrinkled clothing, shorts, baseball caps, sneakers, extremely casual or beach footwear.

Members and guests staying at the Inn of the League or using the Fitness Center may enter and leave the League House in attire that would not otherwise comply with the rules of the House Committee only to go to or leave from the Fitness Center or the overnight rooms only by using the Sansom Street entrance and the elevators to and from the overnight rooms.

Saturday and Sunday:
 Business casual attire is acceptable on Saturday until 5:00pm and all day Sunday in the Café throughout the year.