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 then 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]
Smith-McCurry House | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | El Dorado, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°13′16″N 92°35′26″W / 33.22123°N 92.59068°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001394[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1992 |
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Smith-McCurry House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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