Frances Willard House Museum
1730 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL 60201
A National Historic Landmark, in Evanston
Frances Willard House Museum
Frances Willard House Museum
Built in 1865, and patterned after a design by Andrew J. Downing, this Evanston house was home to Frances Willard (1839-1898). Both author and activist, Frances Willard lived and worked in this house during the years of her presidency of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). For many of those years, the house also served as an informal national headquarters for the WCTU and a boarding house for its workers.
Established as a museum in 1900, the Frances Willard House Museum has a remarkably intact collection of original furnishings and objects -- including furniture, artwork, textiles, family photographs, books, and Willard's bicycle--all which help us tell the story of one of the most prominent social reformers in 19th century America.
We invite you to join us for a tour of this National Historic Landmark, the Frances Willard House Museum. tours@franceswillardhouse.org
Front view of 1730 Chicago Avenue. “Rest Cottage” Annotated photo (Alexander Hesler, Picturesque Evanston, 1888, Willard Archives)
Built in 1865, and patterned after a design by Andrew J. Downing, this Evanston house was home to Frances Willard (1839-1898). Both author and activist, Frances Willard lived and worked in this house during the years of her presidency of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). For many of those years, the house also served as an informal national headquarters for the WCTU and a boarding house for its workers.
Established as a museum in 1900, the Frances Willard House Museum has a remarkably intact collection of original furnishings and objects -- including furniture, artwork, textiles, family photographs, books, and Willard's bicycle--all which help us tell the story of one of the most prominent social reformers in 19th century America.
We invite you to join us for a tour of this National Historic Landmark, the Frances Willard House Museum. tours@franceswillardhouse.org
Front view of 1730 Chicago Avenue. “Rest Cottage” Annotated photo (Alexander Hesler, Picturesque Evanston, 1888, Willard Archives)
The Frances Willard Historical Association
1730 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 328-7500
info@franceswillardhouse.org
1730 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 328-7500
info@franceswillardhouse.org
House Museum: Open for tours on the first and third Sunday of each month from 1-4 p.m., or by appointment.
tours@franceswillardhouse.orgLibrary and Archives: Open by appointment.
archives@franceswillardhouse.org
