The Evans House

Dr. John Evans, a pioneer physician, and his wife Jennie built this Queen Anne house in 1893, when Phoenix was a dusty territorial town and a two-story home with turrets and gingerbread trim was a statement. It survived long enough to make the National Register in 1976, then was rescued by the state through the efforts of Representative Polly Rosenbaum, a fierce guardian of Arizona history, and restored in 1988. It is one of the last of the ornate Victorian homes that once lined Phoenix's early residential streets.

What the plaque says

Constructed in 1893 by pioneer physician John M. Evans and his wife, Jennie, this house was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 1976 as a notable example of Queen Anne Style architecture. Acquired in 1981 by the State of Arizona through the efforts of Representative Polly Rosenbaum, the Evans house was restored in 1988 by Phillip B. Gordon, Historical Preservation advocate.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Phoenix — 0.8 mi
  The fifth-largest US city, built on the canals of a thousand-year-old one
• Heard Museum — 1.8 mi
  The Native Southwest, told in the first person
• Taliesin West — 18 mi
  Frank Lloyd Wright's desert masterwork, grown from the ground it stands on

More markers nearby

• 1897 Smurthwaite House — steps away
• Jacob Waltz — 0.3 mi
• Arizona Copper Company's Locomotive #2 — 0.3 mi
• Boras Headframe — 0.3 mi