Union League of Philadelphia
National Register of Historic Places

Union League of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 21, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79002331

About this property

The Union League of Philadelphia is a private club founded in 1862 by the Old Philadelphians as a patriotic society to support the policies of Abraham Lincoln. As of 2022, the club has over 4,000 members. Its main building was built in 1865 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Union League clubs, which are legally separate but share similar histories and maintain reciprocal links with one another, are also located in Manhattan, Chicago, Brooklyn, and formerly in New Haven, Connecticut. Since its founding, it has supported the U.S. Armed Forces in all conflicts. Initially, like most 19th and early 20th-century clubs, the Union League of Philadelphia was only open to White men exclusive to white men, but it started accepting Black members in 1972 and women in the 1980s. The club's Center City, Philadelphia building, a Second Empire-style structure, was completed in 1865 and later expanded in 1910 and 1911. Over the years, the club has acquired several properties, including golf clubs, and established the Legacy Foundation for public education in 2019. A politically conservative club, it has faced criticism for awarding figures such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with a gold medal.

Location

140 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
39.94984, -75.16445

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Union League of Philadelphia listed on the National Register?

Union League of Philadelphia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1979.

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