John Looney House circa 1820 - Ashville, AL
N 33° 49.250 W 086° 11.539
16S E 574744 N 3742583
John Looney House circa 1820, Ashville, AL
Waymark Code: WMD4Y0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2011
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Historical marker at the John Looney House, a rare two-story dog trot log cabin located on county road 24 outside Ashville, AL. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association. The Looney House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Marker Name: John Looney House circa 1820
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
John Looney and his son, Henry, served in General Andrew Jackson’s volunteer company which built Fort Strother on the Coosa River and later fought at Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Looney’s family of nine moved from Maury Co. Tenn. To homestead 1817 in St. Clair County. Land patent granted in 1822. The two story log house with double dog-trot is a rare example of pioneer architecture in Alabama.
Restored by St. Clair Historical Society 1972. Listed in National Register of Historical Places 1974.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978
Marker Number: None
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