Frank Smathers House, Historic house in Waynesville, United States

The Frank Smathers House, also called The Evergreens, is a 1+1⁄2-story, H-shaped frame dwelling built in 1926 in Waynesville. Its steeply pitched cross gable roof is covered with imbricated fish-scale asphalt shingles, and the design mixes Gothic Revival and Colonial Revival elements. Brick interior slope chimneys, projecting eaves and exposed rafters complete the exterior. A barn of about 1900 and a 1926 stone retaining wall stand on the property.

Frank Smathers built the house in 1926 as a summer home and family cottage. The Smathers family kept it until 1988, when it passed to U.S. Senator George Smathers and later to Florida Secretary of State Bruce Smathers before being sold outside the family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

The house displays Gothic Revival and Colonial Revival architectural features that remain visible in its exterior details and design choices. Visitors can observe these style elements while walking around the building to understand how such architectural trends were expressed in this mountain region.

The property is easily viewable from the street, allowing visitors to see the architectural details without special access. The grounds are spacious, making it possible to walk around and observe both the main house and the surrounding structures.

The house stayed in one family for 62 years: Frank Smathers built it in 1926, and it passed to his son, U.S. Senator George Smathers (1913–2007), then to grandson Bruce Smathers, Florida Secretary of State, before being sold outside the family in 1988. The property also keeps a barn from around 1900.