Veranda House

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]