Allen County, Indiana

Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Allen, U.S. army officer
Seat: Fort Wayne (1824–)

Land area: 657 square miles

Population (2010): 355,329

Population (historic): 996 (1830); 29,328 (1860); 54,763 (1880); 77,270 (1900); 146,743 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s

Subdivisions: Three cities; five towns; two CDPs; 20 townships

National Register listings: 78

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 21,304 (13.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,097
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,806

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,221
Average farm size (1920): 76.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, and France

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Fort Wayne

Namesake: Fort Wayne

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1829 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 253,691

Population (historic): 4,282 (1850); 17,718 (1870); 45,115 (1900); 114,946 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 17,801 (15.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Jesse Vermilyea House (1839). 13501 Redding Drive. Aboite.
2. Beard Farm (c. 1875). 15314 Aboite Road. Lafayette. Italianate.
3. Minnich Log House (c. 1860). 12191 Minnich Road. Madison.
4. Coleman House (c. 1850). 5910 Maples Road. Marion. Greek Revival.
5. Abandoned Log House. 19542 US Highway 24. Milan.
6. Blake House (1875). 13212 Lima Road. Perry. Italianate.
7. *Fisher West Farm (c. 1860). 17935 West Road. Perry. Italianate.
8. William Shordon House (c. 1870). 8412 Maysville Road. St. Joseph. Italianate.
9. House (c. 1875). 16423 State Route 37. Springfield. Italianate.
10. *Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House (1827). 5705 Bluffton Road. Wayne. Greek Revival.