J. L. M. Curry House

J. L. M. Curry House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
The J. L. M. Curry House near Talladega.
Nearest city	Talladega, Alabama
Coordinates	33°27′21″N 86°2′40″W / 33.45583°N 86.04444°WCoordinates: 33°27′21″N 86°2′40″W / 33.45583°N 86.04444°W
Built	1850
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	66000154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL	December 21, 1965[2]

J. L. M. Curry House was a home of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, a lawyer, politician, and educator who "did more than any one other man to encourage the expansion and improvement of the public school system and the establishment of training schools for teachers throughout the south. He was also largely responsible for convincing Southern legislators of the states' responsibility for public education."^[3]

The house, also called the Curry-Burt-Smelley House, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.^[2][3]

It is located about 3 miles east of the center of Talladega, on Highway 21.

References

Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Curry, J. L. M., Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
3. Blanche Higgins Schroer and Horace J. Sheely (April 29, 1979) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry House / J. L. M. Curry House, National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1960 and 1965.