Sgt. William H. Carney House
Appearance
Sgt. William H. Carney House | |
![]() Sgt. William H. Carney House | |
Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°38′15″N 70°55′59″W / 41.63750°N 70.93306°W |
Built | 1850 |
NRHP reference No. | 75000243[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1975 |
The Sgt. William H. Carney House is a historic house at 128 Mill Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1856, and is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling.
History
It has a three-bay front facade, with the entrance in the left bay, sheltered by a hip-roofed bracketed hood.
It is notable as the home of William Harvey Carney, an enlistee in the African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Carney distinguished himself at the Battle of Fort Wagner, actions for which he was belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Sgt. William H. Carney House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-16.