Sgt. William H. Carney House

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Sgt. William H. Carney House
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Location New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°38′15″N70°55′59″W / 41.63750°N 70.93306°W / 41.63750; -70.93306
Built1850
NRHP reference No. 75000243 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 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+12-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Sgt. William H. Carney House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-16.