Smith-McCurry House

Smith-McCurry House
Nearest city El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°13′16″N 92°35′26″W / 33.22123°N 92.59068°W / 33.22123; -92.59068Coordinates: 33°13′16″N 92°35′26″W / 33.22123°N 92.59068°W / 33.22123; -92.59068
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1867 (1867)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Smith-McCurry House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.


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