Events List

This tour meets at Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Discover why so many Evanston women became leaders in the fight for women’s rights. Explore how Evanston’s environment fostered women’s independence and ability to succeed despite societal constraints. The tour begins at Willard House and travels through southeast Evanston.

This tour begins in front of Dewey School at Wesley Avenue and Elinor Place. The Ridge Historic District contains a rich concentration of Prairie School designs, making this a more geographically compact tour than the other two. Discover how one family fostered the growth of the movement and created this collection of treasures.