I'm building a custom theme for a client... I am trying to set up a static front page, but no matter what page I select it falls back to a custom post type archive page. I have confirmed that I can set other static pages to templates like my About page, but if I set my About page as the static home page it just falls back to archive-project.php.

<?php
/**
 * @author    Mark Abel
 * @package   clientname/home
 * @version   1.0
 */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; // Exit if accessed directly
get_header(); ?>
<?php /* Template Name: Home */ ?>

<?php get_template_part( 'partials/partial', 'sidenav' );?>

<section class="masonry__container" id="masonry__container">
  <div class="masonry" id="masonry">
    <?php
      if ( have_posts() ) :
        while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
          <?php 
            $project_for = get_post_meta($post->ID, "project_for", true); 
            $has_video = (get_post_meta($post->ID, "has_video", true));
            $hide_single_link = (get_post_meta($post->ID, "hide_single_link", true));
          ?>
          <article class="masonry__tile" data-aos="zoom-in">
            <img src=<?php the_post_thumbnail_url(); ?> alt="an image" />
              <div class="masonry__overlay"><div class="masonry__title">
                <?php echo get_the_title() ?>
              </div>
              <div class="masonry__project">
                <?php echo $project_for ?>
              </div>
              <span></span>
              <?php if ($hide_single_link) : ?>
                <a class="masonry__cta masonry__video" href=<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "video_link", true) ?>>Play video</a>
              <?php else :  ?>
                <div class="masonry__cta"><a href="<?php echo get_post_permalink(); ?>">Click to view</a></div>
              <?php endif ?>
              <?php if ($has_video and !$hide_single_link) : ?>
                <a class="masonry__video" href=<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "video_link", true) ?>>Play video</a>
              <?php endif ?>
            </div>
          </article>
        <?php endwhile;
      endif;
      wp_reset_postdata();
    ?>
  </div>
</section>

</body>

<!-- Footer --> 
<?php get_footer(); ?>

</html>