. The official guide book to . low Locust, the entrance from a sideyard, called at the time Potters, and which was at one time occu-pied by Joseph Bonaparte, ex-king of Spain. About 1845 the clubremoved to the Meade mansion, north side of Walnut street, betweenNinth and Tenth. About 1851 the building at Thirteenth and Wal-nut streets was secured. About the same time a charter was pro-cured under the name of the Literary Association and Eeading-room of Philadelphia, which was afterward changed to the oldname, Philadelphia Club. The Union League House. This fine building, situate
. The official guide book to . low Locust, the entrance from a sideyard, called at the time Potters, and which was at one time occu-pied by Joseph Bonaparte, ex-king of Spain. About 1845 the clubremoved to the Meade mansion, north side of Walnut street, betweenNinth and Tenth. About 1851 the building at Thirteenth and Wal-nut streets was secured. About the same time a charter was pro-cured under the name of the Literary Association and Eeading-room of Philadelphia, which was afterward changed to the oldname, Philadelphia Club. The Union League House. This fine building, situate atthe south-west corner of Sansom and Broad streets, is themost splendid club-house in the city. It occupies the greaterportion of a lot 100 feet front by 200 feet in depth, having aspacious garden in the rear. The building is in the FrenchRenaissance style, and is of brick with brownstone trimmings. 247 248 UNION LEAGUE. It is two stories in height, with a French Mansard roof andtower, and presents an air of comfort and taste in its appear-. UNION LEAGUE HOUSE. ance which is attractive to the stranger. The interior is fittedup entirely for club uses, with parlors, smoking-room, reading-rooms, dining- and banqueting-rooms and every conveniencewhich good taste may suggest as proper for a building of thekind. Access to the League house is available to any strangerin the city upon introduction by a member. The Union League originated during the civil war in the UnitedStates, and was founded by thirty-eight gentlemen as an associationloyal to the Union. They adopted the name of the Union Club, andheld their first meeting on the 21st of November, 1862. It was bothsocial and loyal at the beginning. The members met at each othershouses in turn, the member who was visited giving an entertainmentto his associates. The association continued under this organization TTNION LEAGUE, ETC. 249 during the winter of 1862-3. It was then resolved to continue itssphere of usefulness, and to gather
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