Bartholomew County, Indiana

Founding: 1821
Parent county: Jackson

Namesake: Joseph Bartholomew, Continental Army general
Seat: Columbus (1821–)

Land area: 407 square miles

Population (2020): 82,208

Population (historic): 5,476 (1830); 17,865 (1860); 22,777 (1880); 24,593 (1900); 24,864 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1821–1910; 1920–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; 12 townships

National Register listings: 24

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,256 (12.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,290
Average outbuilding value (1930): $999

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,043
Average farm size (1920): 96.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina

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Columbus

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Christopher Columbus

Founding: 1820 (platting); 1821 (post office)

Population (2020): 50,474

Population (historic): 1,008 (1850); 3,359 (1870); 8,130 (1900); 9,935 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,327 (11.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Taylor House (c. 1890). 8843 East 50N. Clay. Eastlake.
2. Wilson Beaz House (1862). 4700 North 425E. Clay. Greek Revival.
3. Christopher Leatherock Farm (1869). 656 South 1000E. Clifty. Italianate.
4. Swain Farm (c. 1875). 2810 North 1050E. Clifty. Italianate.
5. Powell House (c. 1865). 4540 North 1200E. Clifty. Gothic Revival.
6. Elza Breeding Farm (1871). 13730 North 100W. German. Italianate.
7. Edward Carvin Farm (c. 1830). 14750 North 170W. German.
8. James Glanton Farm (c. 1880/1905). 5757 US Highway 31. German. Classical Revival.
9. Dean Farm (c. 1855). 13600 South 200E. Rock Creek. Italianate.
10. *Newsom Farm (1861). 4950 South 150E. Sand Creek. Italianate.
11. Hamblen Farm (c. 1890). 6340 South 250E. Sand Creek. Queen Anne.
12. Porter Farm (c. 1890). 4975 East 500S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
13. *Elnora Daugherty House (1892). 5541 East 500S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
14. Nathan Newsom Farm (c. 1890). 6376 East 600S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
15. Alonzo Spurgeon Farm (1864). 11430 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.
16. John Thompson Farm (1864). 11785 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.