The Curtis House, also known as the Howze-Culpepper House, is a historic house in
Demopolis
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, in west-central Alabama. The population was 7,162 at the 2020 census.
The city lies at the confluence of the Black Warrior River and Tombigbee River. It is situated atop a cliff composed of th ...
,
Alabama
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,
United States
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. It is a brick structure that was built in 1840 by Samuel Curtis, a
Revolutionary War veteran who was born in
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
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in 1751 and died in
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a County (United States), county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 19,323. The largest city is Demopolis, Alabama, Demopolis, ...
in 1846.
[Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: ''The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama'', page 175. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ] The house was built in the
Federal style, with the later addition of a
Greek Revival
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influenced portico. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on 11 April 1977.
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References
National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Houses in Demopolis, Alabama
Federal architecture in Alabama
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