Evart’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Evart. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was first settled by Civil War veteran Perry "Frank" Everts when he bought 80 acres (32 ha) of land. When the community began to grow in 1870, it was named after him but misspelled. The misspelling of "Evart" was made official when a post office was first established here on August 16, 1870. Orlando Windsor served as the first postmaster. Evart was platted in 1872 by James Kennedy and Delos Blodgett, and the community incorporated as a village the same year. It later incorporated as a city in 1938.
The Evart Downtown Historic District was included on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2025 and is the county's only listing on the national registry.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Evart’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Evart’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPlat book of Osceola County, Mich…, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Evart, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Evart
Evart has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 41 historic buildings, because Evart Downtown Historic District alone counts 41.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plat book of Osceola County, Michigan (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.