Looney House
The Looney House is a historic residence near Ashville, Alabama. The house was built in 1818 by Henry Looney and his father John. Henry Looney was a veteran of the War of 1812 and fought at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and Fort Strother under the command of Andrew Jackson. The house was built near the creek from the city of Ashville. In 1820, it was moved further up the hill along the creek as a result of the large amount of mosquitoes in the area during the summer time being an unbearable annoyance to the family. Jane  Rutherford, daughter of John and Peggy Ash (for whom Ashville was named), married Henry Looney in 1838. In 1892 the house was sold to brothers John L. and Sam Houston Lonnergan. The Lonnergan family sold the house to Joseph R. Creitz in 1947, who in turn sold it to the St. Clair County Historical Society for restoration as a museum. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.