Benjamin Franklin Smyth House

Benjamin Franklin Smyth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	207 Smyth Road, Louisville, Mississippi
Coordinates	33°05′52″N89°04′24″W / 33.09778°N 89.07333°W / 33.09778; -89.07333 (Benjamin Franklin Smyth House)
Area	19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built	1840 (1840)
Architectural style	Single-pen log converted to hall & parlor
NRHP reference No.	94000064 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 25, 1994

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]

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