National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Evanston, Illinois

Willard, Frances, House

Historic house in Illinois, United States in Evanston, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966Carpenter Gothic
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What it is

Wikipedia · Frances Willard House (Evanston, Illinois)

The Frances Willard House is a historic house museum at 1730 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Built in 1865, it was the home of Frances Willard (1839-1898) and her family, with the adjacent building serving as the longtime headquarters of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Willard called the house Rest Cottage because it became a place for her to rest in between her tours and WCTU activities. It is owned by the National WCTU and is a National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1730 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL
CountyCook County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000318
Type of placesingle-family detached home
StyleCarpenter Gothic
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1730 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL
Coordinates42.04834, -87.67927 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 25 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 38 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000318. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.