{"nrhp_refnum":"98000730","name":"Smathers, Frank, House","other_names":["The Evergreens"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"724 Smathers St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesville","county":"Haywood County","state":"NC","lat":35.50669797200004,"lon":-82.98081139399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-07-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story frame summer house at 510 Smathers Street in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, built in 1925-1926 on a family homestead.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a locally significant example of eclectic architecture blending Gothic and Colonial Revival elements, with an unusual H-shaped plan and Florida-influenced design. It is presented as one of the few architect-designed, high-style residences in Waynesville and is tied to the prominent Smathers family, including judge and author Frank Smathers Sr.","narrative":"Built in 1926 as a summer residence in Waynesville, North Carolina, the Frank Smathers House is a one-and-a-half-story frame dwelling with weatherboard walls, a stone foundation and steeply pitched cross-gable roof. Its H-shaped plan encloses a central courtyard, later adapted as a raised deck, and its facade features a Palladian window, a portico and a diamond-paned door. The design blends Gothic and Colonial Revival details. Frank Smathers Sr., a New Jersey district court judge who later practiced law in Miami, commissioned the house from Florida architect Richard DeGarmo and used it for entertaining guests and business associates. The house is regarded as one of the most distinctive high-style residences in Waynesville and a notable example of the town's early twentieth-century seasonal dwellings. Its largely intact exterior and interior features are cited as reasons for its importance.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":"Richard DeGarmo (architect); local contractors and builders (construction)","architectural_style":"Eclectic; Gothic and Colonial Revival elements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a bed and breakfast and family home after 1996 according to the document.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.371803-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/7207/47720760/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/98000730.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000730/f0ee636ac3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000730/f0ee636ac3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AbeEzekowitz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Smathers_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeEzekowitz</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Smathers_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720760","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Smathers_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24041059"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/haywood-county/smathers-frank-house-98000730/"}