The Veranda House, also known as the Curlee House, is a historic house in

Corinth, Mississippi Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,622 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. His ...

, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1857 for Hamilton Mask, a surveyor who went on to serve as the mayor of Corinth in 1866 and 1872. In 1860, it was sold to Burnett B. Wilkerson, who sold it to William Simonton shortly after. Simonton remained the property owner until 1872. During the

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of 1861–1865, General

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of the

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stayed in the house, as did Confederate General

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. Later, General

Henry Halleck Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a senior United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory: "Old Brains". He was an important part ...

of the Union Army also stayed in the house. The house was purchased by Judge William E. Curlee in 1875. His widow, Mary Boone Curlee, sold the house outside the family in 1882. By 1921, it was purchased by William Curlee's descendant, Shelby Hammond Curlee. In 1960–1963, the house was deeded to the Corinth Library Commission.

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the

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since August 22, 1975.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Gothic Revival architecture in Mississippi Houses completed in 1857 1857 establishments in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Alcorn County, Mississippi Corinth, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub