The John Carney House is a historic house located at 306 E. Market St. in

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. The house was built in 1871 for John Carney, a local businessman, and his wife Elizabeth, who came from the locally prominent Koerner family. The Italianate house is one of the few designed in the style in Troy. The two-story house features a recessed three-story tower at the entrance. The porches at the front and rear entrances have

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designs with post arches and

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s. The house's design includes tall round-headed windows and scrolled brackets along the

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. The house was added to the

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on July 28, 1983.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Italianate architecture in Illinois Houses completed in 1871 Houses in Madison County, Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Illinois {{MadisonCountyIL-NRHP-stub