Veranda House | |
 The Veranda House in 2014 | |
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| Location | 711 Jackson Street, Corinth, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 34°56′13″N88°31′16″W / 34.93694°N 88.52111°W Coordinates: 34°56′13″N88°31′16″W / 34.93694°N 88.52111°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001038 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1975 |
The Veranda House, also known as the Curlee House, is a historic house in Corinth, Mississippi, U.S..
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. [2] In 1860, it was sold to Burnett B. Wilkerson, who sold it to William Simonton shortly after. [2] Simonton remained the property owner until 1872. [2]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate States Army stayed in the house, as did Confederate General Earl Van Dorn. [2] Later, General Henry Halleck of the Union Army also stayed in the house. [2]
The house was purchased by Judge William E. Curlee in 1875. [2] His widow, Mary Boone Curlee, sold the house outside the family in 1882. [2] By 1921, it was purchased by William Curlee's descendant, Shelby Hammond Curlee. [2] In 1960–1963, the house was deeded to the Corinth Library Commission. [2]
The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 22, 1975. [3]
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee.
Thomas Bragg was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg. They were direct descendants of Thomas Bragg (1579–1665) who was born in England and settled in the Virginia Colony.
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated town of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with an additional area located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh began a six-month struggle for the key railroad junction at Corinth. Afterward, Union forces marched from Pittsburg Landing to take Corinth in a May siege, then withstood an October Confederate counter-attack.
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, located near Republic, Missouri, preserves the site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Fought on August 10, 1861, the battle was the first major American Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River. In the battle, a Confederate army commanded by Benjamin McCulloch and Sterling Price defeated a smaller Union army commanded by Nathaniel Lyon. However, the Confederates were unable to hold much of Missouri, and a Confederate defeat at the Battle of Pea Ridge effectively solidified Union control of the state. Major features include a five-mile automobile tour loop, the restored 1852 Ray House, and "Bloody Hill," the site of the final stage of the battle. The site is located near Republic in southwestern Missouri just southwest of the city of Springfield. It has been a unit of the National Park Service since 1960, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
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