Union Club of Boston

It is located on Beacon Hill, adjacent to the Massachusetts State House.

8 Park Street was originally the homes of John Amory Lowell (#7), and Abbott Lawrence (#8).

[2] The clubhouse overlooks the Boston Common, and has views of the Common itself, Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, and the hills to the west of the city.

In response, defectors formed the Union Club, which demanded "unqualified loyalty to the constitution and the Union of our United States, and unwavering support of the Federal Government in effort for the suppression of the rebellion.

"[citation needed] The founders of the club did not restrict membership to those of a single political party, but accepted all those willing to support the Union Cause in the Civil War.