John Looney House, Historic residence in St. Clair County, US.

The John Looney House is a dogtrot house built in 1818 by Henry Looney and his father John, seven miles from Ashville near a creek. In 1820 the family moved it further up the hill along the creek to escape summer mosquitoes. Its rear and roof were destroyed by an arson fire on August 6, 2022.

The Looney House was built in 1818 by Henry Looney and his father John; Henry was a War of 1812 veteran who fought at Horseshoe Bend and Fort Strother under Andrew Jackson. In 1820 the family moved the house uphill along the creek because summer mosquitoes had become unbearable. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and on August 6, 2022, a fire believed to be arson destroyed its rear and roof.

The house is a dogtrot type, with two log rooms flanking an open central hall. Jane Rutherford, daughter of John and Peggy Ash, for whom Ashville is named, married Henry Looney here in 1838. The St. Clair County Historical Society acquired it for use as a museum.

The house stands near a creek about 7 miles (11 km) from Ashville, in St. Clair County. It was moved uphill along the creek in 1820 because summer mosquitoes at the original low site tormented the family. A fire on August 6, 2022 destroyed the rear and roof; the sheriff's office believed arson was the cause.

The house is a dogtrot design, with two log pens separated by an open central hall. It was moved uphill in 1820 because mosquitoes at the original creek site were unbearable in summer. A 2022 arson fire destroyed the rear and roof.