Frances Willard House, Evanston

Name: Frances Willard House
Address: 1730 Chicago Ave, Evanston, 60201-4502, United States
Telephone: +1 847-328-7500

#14 among attractions in Evanston

Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture

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

Coordinates: 42°2'54"N, 87°40'45"W

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1730 Chicago AveNorth Shore (Downtown Evanston)Evanston 60201-4502 United States

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+1 847-328-7500

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Day trips

Frances Willard House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ryan Field Stadium, Charles Gates Dawes House, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Raymond Park.

1.4 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Ryan Field Stadium, Evanston
35 min walk • Ryan Field is a stadium in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Near the campus of Northwestern University, it is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.
0.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Charles Gates Dawes House, Evanston
12 min walk • The Charles Gates Dawes House is a historic house museum at 225 Greenwood Street in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1894, this Chateauesque lakefront mansion was from 1909 until his death the home of Charles Gates Dawes and his family.
0.4 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston
12 min walk • The Block Museum of Art is a free public art museum located on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The Block Museum was established in 1980 when Chicago art collectors Mary and Leigh B.
~1430 ftS
Park
Raymond Park, Evanston
7 min walk • Raymond Park Apartments is a historic apartment building at the northeast corner of Hinman Avenue and Grove Street in Evanston, Illinois. The seven-story building was built in 1928; at the time, it was one of Evanston's largest residential apartments.
~1500 ftNE
Stela, Quad
The Rock, Evanston
8 min walk • The Rock is a boulder on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States, located in between University Hall and Harris Hall.
0.5 miS
Nightlife, Theater, Concerts and shows
Evanston S.P.A.C.E., Evanston
14 min walk • Evanston S.P.A.C.E. is a small concert hall and venue for music performance and live recording, and a podcast production facility, as well as serves similarly for the visual arts and literary events located at 1245 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago, in...
0.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre & Interpretation Center, Evanston
11 min walk • The Northwestern University Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts exists as an operational and administration component of the Northwestern University School of Communication with the specific charge of producing, managing, funding and administering the...
0.4 miNE
Library, Gothic Revival architecture
Deering Library, Evanston
11 min walk • Charles Deering Library is an academic library of Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois.
0.4 miNE
Library
Northwestern University Library, Evanston
11 min walk • Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of Northwestern University. The library holds 7.9 million items, including 228,505 maps, 107,446 print journals and 173,089 electronic journals, making it the 11th largest library at a private university.
~220 ftW
Bookshop, Library
Evanston Public Library, Evanston
2 min walk • The Evanston Public Library is the public library of Evanston, Illinois. It is a department of the City of Evanston.
0.5 miSE
42°2'35"N • 87°40'25"W
Evanston History Center, Evanston
12 min walk • Museum, History museum

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Frances Willard House?

Nearby attractions include Evanston Public Library, Evanston (2 min walk), Hinman Apartments, Evanston (4 min walk), Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston (7 min walk), Raymond Park, Evanston (7 min walk).

How to get to Frances Willard House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Frances Willard House:

Bus

Chicago & Church • Lines: 201 (1 min walk)
Church & Chicago • Lines: 201, 213 (1 min walk)

Metro

Davis • Lines: Purple (6 min walk)
Foster • Lines: Purple (12 min walk)

Train

Evanston Davis Street (8 min walk)
Evanston Main Street (27 min walk)