Spencer Penn Centre
Raw space venue
The venue will provide just the space. You’ll bring in your own caterer and vendors.
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $425
Guest capacity
Up to 150 seated guests
About this venue
Create unforgettable wedding memories in our unique, newly renovated spaces. Our grand rooms offer lovely settings for wedding ceremonies and receptions, while our flexible spaces are ideal for rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, or intimate gatherings. Celebrate your special day with beautiful natural light from our large windows, and enjoy seamless sound for your ceremony and reception. All spaces are handicapped accessible, ensuring comfort for every guest. For family celebrations and children's parties, our playground-adjacent rooms offer added convenience.
Our event spaces
Alumni Hall
Alumni Hall is the perfect blank space to create the event of your dreams, casual or formal.
Alumni Hall was added to the building in 1964 as a multipurpose room for the school. Renovations include a new floor, professional sound, and an entry courtyard with beautiful blooms from early spring through fall. It has been rented for children’s parties because it has ample space for the inflatable bouncy units and for children to play. Weddings and receptions, anniversaries, reunions, and business events are also held in the larger room.
Guest capacity
Up to 350 Seated
Up to 450 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding reception, Engagement party
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
Included in this room:
Our largest room with a new floor; stage; courtyard; kitchenette with refrigerator, sink, counter space, coffee pots, microwave; restrooms; and Wi-Fi.
Room cost
Starting packages of $325 with a variety of a la carte items.
The Burton Conference Room
A beautiful and historical setting, perfect for any small meeting.
The Burton Conference Room has been renovated to provide business meetings with everything they need for a successful and comfortable meeting. Individual tables rather than one large conference table can be arranged to make your meeting more comfortable. Furniture came from local sources to help home town companies. The tables came from Stanley Furniture and the chairs came from A.C. Furniture. This room has been used by businesses and also by churches for retreats.
Guest capacity
Up to 20 Seated
Up to 34 Standing
Ideal for
Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
A beautiful space for meetings, retreats, etc. Individual tables (2/table) can be arranged to suit the renter; Wi-Fi; counter space for handouts or snacks.
Room cost
$100
Spencer Room
This room, located in the 1961 wing is one of our prettier rooms and will be perfect for a child’s birthday party or small family reunion, but is also absolutely perfect for baby showers and wedding showers. Clubs also use this room for their monthly meetings. Entry for this room will use the newly renovated lower entry or may use the Library entry on the west side.
Guest capacity
Up to 70 Seated
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and festive”
Included in this room:
A former classroom, decorated to make a beautiful setting for smaller events; Wi-Fi, sink, hardwood floors, rectangular tables if needed, 8/table.
Louise Lester Banquet Hall
The perfect historical venue filled with beauty and character.
The Lester Banquet Hall is an ideal venue for weddings, receptions, anniversary celebrations, family or class reunions and business retreats, providing a versatile space as well as an elegant ambiance. This room is located in the historical 1927 wing and still has plaster walls, original hardwood floors and a duplicate of the original painted wood ceiling, with the old school lighting as well as recessed lighting. The adjoining Shackelford Courtyard makes a beautiful backdrop for any ceremony.
Guest capacity
Up to 150 Seated
Up to 225 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Engagement party, Couples luncheon
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Included in this room:
One of the two large rooms. A beautiful space with tall ceilings and hardwood floors; beautiful courtyard; stage with professional sound and lighting; Wi-Fi; kitchenette with sink, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee pot, adjoining rooms for overflow, extra meeting rooms, buffet, etc.
Room cost
Starting packages of $425 with a variety of a la carte items.
Alumni Hall
Alumni Hall is the perfect blank space to create the event of your dreams, casual or formal.
Alumni Hall was added to the building in 1964 as a multipurpose room for the school. Renovations include a new floor, professional sound, and an entry courtyard with beautiful blooms from early spring through fall. It has been rented for children’s parties because it has ample space for the inflatable bouncy units and for children to play. Weddings and receptions, anniversaries, reunions, and business events are also held in the larger room.
Guest capacity
Up to 350 Seated
Up to 450 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding reception, Engagement party
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
Included in this room:
Our largest room with a new floor; stage; courtyard; kitchenette with refrigerator, sink, counter space, coffee pots, microwave; restrooms; and Wi-Fi.
Room cost
Starting packages of $325 with a variety of a la carte items.
The Burton Conference Room
A beautiful and historical setting, perfect for any small meeting.
The Burton Conference Room has been renovated to provide business meetings with everything they need for a successful and comfortable meeting. Individual tables rather than one large conference table can be arranged to make your meeting more comfortable. Furniture came from local sources to help home town companies. The tables came from Stanley Furniture and the chairs came from A.C. Furniture. This room has been used by businesses and also by churches for retreats.
Guest capacity
Up to 20 Seated
Up to 34 Standing
Ideal for
Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
A beautiful space for meetings, retreats, etc. Individual tables (2/table) can be arranged to suit the renter; Wi-Fi; counter space for handouts or snacks.
Room cost
$100
Spencer Room
This room, located in the 1961 wing is one of our prettier rooms and will be perfect for a child’s birthday party or small family reunion, but is also absolutely perfect for baby showers and wedding showers. Clubs also use this room for their monthly meetings. Entry for this room will use the newly renovated lower entry or may use the Library entry on the west side.
Guest capacity
Up to 70 Seated
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and festive”
Included in this room:
A former classroom, decorated to make a beautiful setting for smaller events; Wi-Fi, sink, hardwood floors, rectangular tables if needed, 8/table.
Louise Lester Banquet Hall
The perfect historical venue filled with beauty and character.
The Lester Banquet Hall is an ideal venue for weddings, receptions, anniversary celebrations, family or class reunions and business retreats, providing a versatile space as well as an elegant ambiance. This room is located in the historical 1927 wing and still has plaster walls, original hardwood floors and a duplicate of the original painted wood ceiling, with the old school lighting as well as recessed lighting. The adjoining Shackelford Courtyard makes a beautiful backdrop for any ceremony.
Guest capacity
Up to 150 Seated
Up to 225 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Engagement party, Couples luncheon
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Included in this room:
One of the two large rooms. A beautiful space with tall ceilings and hardwood floors; beautiful courtyard; stage with professional sound and lighting; Wi-Fi; kitchenette with sink, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee pot, adjoining rooms for overflow, extra meeting rooms, buffet, etc.
Room cost
Starting packages of $425 with a variety of a la carte items.
Available services that can be provided by Spencer Penn Centre
Services & amenities
- Clean up
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event coordinator
- Event rentals
- Event staff
- Lighting/Sound
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Transportation & access
- Self parking - free
- Wheelchair accessible
Rentals
- Sound / AV
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