Smith-McCurry House
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| Nearest city | El Dorado, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°13′16″N 92°35′25″W / 33.22111°N 92.59028°WCoordinates: 33°13′16″N 92°35′25″W / 33.22111°N 92.59028°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001394[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1992 |
The Smith-McCurry House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 15, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of El Dorado, Arkansas. The oldest portion of the house is a single-story dog trot house that was built in 1867 by Lawson Smith for his son David Carroll Smith. The house was inherited in 1919 by Mamie Smith McCurry, notable as a prominent investor in early oil exploration in Union County. The third well in the county, a successful gusher, was drilled on her land. She the invested further in oil exploration, forming a partnership with Bruce Hunt, a geologist, and the drillers Hensy and Zoda, and eventually participating in exploratory drilling operations in seven states. She used proceeds from her oil successes to expand the homestead and add then-popular Craftsman details to it.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Smith-McCurry House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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