Smith-Bontura-Evans House

The Smith-Bontura-Evans-House, also known as Evansview^[2] 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.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1978.^[1]

Smith-Bontura-Evans-House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Natchez, Mississippi
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^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1978

In 1977 the property was owned by the Natchez Town chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.^[2]

See also

• List of African-American historic places in Mississippi

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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.
3. 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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