page_title: J. L. M. Curry House
hierarchical_section_title: J. L. M. Curry House
caption_attribution_description: English: Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry House, also called the Smelley-Burt home, in Talladega County, Alabama.
context_page_description: The J. L. M. Curry House is a historic house and farm property near Talladega, Alabama. It was home 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." The house and surrounding farm was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
context_section_description: The J. L. M. Curry House is a historic house and farm property near Talladega, Alabama.  It was home Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903), 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."  The house and surrounding farm was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
caption: The J. L. M. Curry House near Talladega.
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