Smith-Bontura-Evans House Explained

Smith-Bontura-Evans-House
Nearest City:	Natchez, Mississippi
Built:	1851
Architecture:	Greek Revival
Added:	March 29, 1978
Refnum:	78001585

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

See also

• List of African-American historic places in Mississippi

Notes and References

1. Book: National Register of Historic Places. African American Historic Places. October 1, 1994. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-471-14345-1. 298.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78001585}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smith-Bontura-Evans House ]. National Park Service. Mary M. Shoemaker . October 1977 . July 29, 2017. With .