Frances E. Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Cook County, IL

Significance: This house, the home of Frances E. Willard, crusader for education, abolition of the liquor traffic and the rights of women, was built in 1865 by her father. The building shows the influence of the publications of Andrew Jackson Downing, and is also a good example of the early use of concrete in the foundation walls. The house is especially significant since the W.C.T.U. has faithfully preserved the interior and its furnishings just as Miss Willard left it.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-125
Survey number: HABS IL-1095
Building/structure dates: 1865 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1878 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1893 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000318