Built 1867 (1867) Opened 1867 Added to NRHP 15 October 1992 | NRHP Reference # 92001394 Area 2 ha Nearest city El Dorado | |
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Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival | ||
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.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.