United States historic place
Smith-Bontura-Evans-House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Nearest city | Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°33′40″N 91°24′22″W / 31.56111°N 91.40611°W / 31.56111; -91.40611 |
Built | 1851 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001585 |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
The Smith-Bontura-Evans-House, also known as Evansview and as Bontura, is a historic house and business built by Robert D. Smith in Natchez, Mississippi. A free African American, Smith built the combined building for his livery business and a Greek Revival residence between 1851 and 1858. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1978.
In 1977 the property was owned by the Natchez Town chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary M. Shoemaker (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smith-Bontura-Evans House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 29, 2017. With two photos from 1977.
- National Register of Historic Places (October 1, 1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-471-14345-1.
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