Smith-McCurry House

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]

Smith-McCurry House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°13′16″N 92°35′26″W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1867 (1867)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	92001394[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1992

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Smith-McCurry House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.