
![]() The Johnston-Curtright House is among Tuskegee’s finest surviving Greek Revival dwellings. Constructed around 1850 for Burr Johnston, a prominent lawyer and delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, the house features a two-story portico with six fluted Doric columns and a hand-carved staircase. Now seriously threatened by neglect, the Johnston-Curtright house is left open repeatedly to vagrants. Ruinous chimneys and open windows expose sections of the interior to the elements. Local preservationists are trying to work with the current owners to encourage the stabilization of the building and to look into options for purchase and restoration.
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5/21/2015 10:57:26 am
What is the current state of this house? Thanks for your reply.
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Beverly Orourke
11/12/2018 08:55:03 am
Unfortunately, the house is in grave danger of being demolished.because of neglect. We are fighting for its last breath.
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Hank Lindsey
11/9/2019 07:54:38 pm
How May I help?
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