Benjamin Franklin Smyth House

The Benjamin Franklin Smyth House is a historic house in Louisville, Mississippi. It was built in 1840 for John Brown Smyth, a settler who owned slaves, and his four sons.[2] After his death, his son Benjamin Franklin Smyth inherited the house and expanded it with the help of another brother, Samuel Washington Smyth,[2] who also built the Foster-Fair House. Benjamin Franklin Smyth lived in this house with his wife, née Margaret Tankersley, and at least one son, Sylvester.[2] By the 1990s, the house still belonged to the Smyth family.[2]

Benjamin Franklin Smyth House
Location207 Smyth Road, Louisville, Mississippi
Coordinates33°05′52″N 89°04′24″W
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1840 (1840)
Architectural styleSingle-pen log;hall & parlor
NRHP reference No.94000064[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1994

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 25, 1994.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Franklin Smyth House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 15, 2018. With accompanying pictures


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