The house was built in 1856, and is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling.

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.

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