Circa 1820

John Looney and son, Henry, served in General Andrew Jackson's volunteer company which built Fort Strother on 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 Historic Places 1974.

Marker is on Greensport Road (County Route 24), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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