This early Eufaula home was built by CHalres McThuren Maturon Couric, a frenchman. In 1837, while still in his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to come to America. He made his way to Barbour County and Eufaula from Pensacola.

The two-story white frame house is constructed of large ship lap siding with a low hip roof and was originally built at, what was then, the western edge of town. The original house was L-shaped with four rooms downstairs and two rooms up. The front portico features six square Doric columns, A free-styling balcony extends over the front entrance and wooden panels are under the windows, all reflecting the simplicity of mid 1840’s construction. The front door was replaced during the Vistorian era, but was later returned to what is believed the original style.

Katie Couric, of NBC’s TODAY show, is the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Maturron Couric and visited her ancestral home in 1999.