The Woman’s Club of Evanston
  • 1702 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
  • (847) 475-3800
Rooms & Facilities

Rooms & Facilities

Our historic Clubhouse is the perfect venue to impress your friends, family, colleagues, and guests with sophisticated elegance and gracious hospitality! 

The Ballroom

On the second floor the dramatic two-story Ballroom accommodates up to 250 guests for a sit-down dinner without a dance floor and 200 guests with a dance floor. The Ballroom has beautiful original hardwood floors for dancing and an adjacent enclosed Sun Porch for cocktail service, as well as a stage that is perfect for a band or DJ. Add our up-light package for an extraordinary look!

The Tea Room and Music Room

The first floor Tea Room is the perfect area to welcome your guests with a cocktail hour, luncheon, or presentation. The adjacent Music Room and Sun Porch offer a flexibility in using the spaces together and gives you an opportunity to set up the space as it will work best for your event day! 

Use of the Whole Clubhouse includes:

  • Use of the central foyer on the first and second floors
  • Use of the first floor 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for a cocktail reception or ceremony
  • The adjacent first floor 42’ x 22’ maple hardwood Music Room separated from the Tea Room by French doors — suitable for dancing and equipped with a pull-down screen for video presentations
  • The first floor year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Tea Room
  • The second floor 70‘ x 42’ Grand Ballroom, equipped with a full stage – perfect for band set-ups or presentations
  • Large drop down screen from above the stage for presentations or videos
  • The second floor year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Grand Ballroom

Use of the First Floor includes:

  • The central first floor foyer
  • Use of the 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for receptions, dining and ceremonies
  • The adjacent first floor 42’ x 22’ maple hardwood Sun Room, separated from the Tea Room by French doors — suitable for dancing and equipped with a pull-down screen for video presentations
  • The first floor year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Tea Room

Use of the Second Floor includes:

  • The central second floor hall
  • The second floor 70‘ x 42’ Grand Ballroom, equipped with a full stage – perfect for band set-ups or presentations
  • Large drop down screen from above the stage for presentations or videos
  • The second floor year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Ballroom.

The capacity per space is:

  • 120 for a sit-down dinner in the Tea Room on the first floor
  • 150 – 200 for a cocktail reception on the first floor
  • 75 for theatre-style seating in the first floor Music Room
  • 230 for a sit-down dinner with a dance floor in the Grand Ballroom
  • 250 for a sit-down dinner without a dance floor in the Grand Ballroom
  • 250 for theatre-style seating in the second floor Grand Ballroom