This one-story wood-framed house is rectangular in plan with a hipped roof and full recessed porch supported by piers of concrete block which simulate quarry-faced stone. An attic dormer over the porch has a Missionesque parapet. The windows are unusual, grouped in deep-set panels which incorporate transoms. The house was built c. 1910 for Phillip M. DeVitt, a real estate developer (see 1634 S. Jennings Avenue). DeVitt moved here from the house next door and stayed several years. After going through several owners, the house was purchased in 1918 by C. C. Evatt, a restaurant owner. The house remained in the Evatt family until 1977. It is a fine example of a recurring house type of the period. The DeVitt-Evatt House was demolished for a parking lot for JPS Hospital.
