Entertaining at The Heritage Society
The Heritage Society offers a variety of unique spaces for private events. When selecting THS as your next venue, you are supporting the museum’s exhibitions, programs and community outreach. Entertainment at THS is a benefit for Corporate Partners and members of the Heritage Society. Please see our Weddings & Special Events page for additional event information.
1891 ST. JOHN CHURCH
Capacity: 65 (includes wedding party)
Cost: $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 (4-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
St. John Church is a one room church with elements of the Gothic Revival style of architecture evident in the arched windows and shutters. Unique to St. John Church and the German tradition in Texas is the coved ceiling with its rounded corners. The historic building is a museum with permanent collections, and has air-conditioning and heat for climate control.
Rental includes a 1-hour rehearsal the day prior to the event and use of The Heritage Society parking lot for guest parking. Rental is for a four hour time period, which is time for any decorating, guest arrival, ceremony, photography and clean-up.
BANDSTAND
Cost: $250 (2-hour rental) Monday – Friday
$450 (2-hour rental) Saturday – Sunday
The Bandstand was constructed c. 1966 to replicate the original bandstand of Sam Houston Park that was constructed in 1900. The bandstand was moved in 2013 to its location next to St. John Church.
For Bandstand usage guidelines.
1847 KELLUM-NOBLE HOUSE
Capacity: 8 seated dinner/45 cocktail reception
100 indoor/outdoor reception
Cost: Dinner $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Cocktail: $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Reception: $2,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$5,000 Saturday-Sunday
BAGBY STREET FRONT PATIO
Capacity: 150
Cost: $100 (1-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$250 (1-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
MUSEUM GALLERY
Capacity: 200 (reception only)
Cost: $1,000 (4-hour rental) Monday- Friday
$2,500 (8-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
Exhibition space consisting of a main gallery and a replica 19th century general store; contains a 1911 Ford Model T and photographs of Houston taken between 1930 and 1980. Availability is dependent upon the layout of temporary exhibitions.
Rental includes use of The Heritage Society parking lot for guest parking and use of the kitchen for caterer use (if applicable).
TEA ROOM
Capacity: 75 seated dinner/ 100 reception
Cost: $200 (1-hour rental) Monday – Friday
$250 (1-hour rental) Saturday – Sunday
The Tea Room is a long room with columns, hardwood floors and approximately 1300 square feet. Rental includes use of The Heritage Society parking lot for guest parking.
For Tea Room usage guidelines.
1850 NICHOLS-RICE-CHERRY HOUSE
Capacity: 8 seated dinner/16 cocktail reception
30 indoor/outdoor reception
Cost: Dinner $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Cocktail: $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Reception: $2,000 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
STAITI GARDEN
Capacity: 100
Cost: $200 (1-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$350 (1-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
CONNALLY PLAZA
Capacity: 250 (seated dinner) / 300 (reception)
Cost: $1,000 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 (4-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
This brick and concrete outdoor patio is available for receptions, corporate lunches, cocktail parties or seated dinners. The backdrop of Houston's skyline against the open green space of Sam Houston Park and The Heritage Society campus is impressive and unique to Houston. The landscaped brick patio is dedicated to the memory of Texas governor John Connally and has a magnificent oak tree and plantings; bounded by Allen Parkway in-bound and out-bound, with views of the 1823 Old Place and 1850 Nichols-Rice-Cherry House.
Rental includes use of The Heritage Society parking lot for guest parking and use of the kitchen for caterer use (if applicable).
Tenting is optional for events at renter’s cost. Additional fees may apply.
USS HOUSTON
Capacity: 200
Cost: $250 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$500 (4-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
The U.S.S. Houston Monument incorporates the brass ship’s bell recovered from the wreck of the U.S.S. Houston, which has been placed atop a granite pedestal. It is the scene of an annual commemoration of the sailors who died in the sinking of the Houston in the Sunda Strait, March 1, 1942, by the Japanese Navy.
1905 STAITI HOUSE
Capacity: 8 seated dinner/16 cocktail reception
30 indoor/outdoor reception
Cost: Dinner $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Cocktail: $1,500 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
Reception: $2,000 (4-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$2,500 Saturday-Sunday
JANE ELLEN’S TREE
Capacity: 50
Cost: $200 (1-hour rental) Monday-Friday
$350 (1-hour rental) Saturday-Sunday
Reservations
For reservations please email at abell@heritagesociety.org. When emailing, please include the facility, type of event, date options, time, and estimated number of guests in the body of your email.