On This Day In Alabama History: Looney House Deeded To St. Clair Historical Society

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

The John Looney House was built by its namesake and his sons around 1820, west of the Coosa River – near what is now the town of Ashville, in St. Clair County. A veteran of the War of 1812, Looney served at Fort Strother and fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend under Andrew Jackson. The Looneys built the house in typical dogtrot style, with an open, center breezeway separating two log structures. The historic house sits on a locally quarried stone foundation, with heart pine floors and cedar beams. Its pine logs are dovetailed at the corners and pegged with dowels.

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