Fayette County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Franklin

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general
Seat: Connersville (1818–)

Land area: 215 square miles

Population (2010): 24,277

Population (historic): 5,950 (1820); 10,217 (1850); 11,394 (1880); 13,495 (1900); 19,243 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1830; 1910–1930; 1940s

Subdivisions: One city; one town; nine townships

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,685 (24.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 57.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 27.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,956
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,645

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,081
Average farm size (1920): 96.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

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Connersville

Namesake: John Conner, platter

Founding: 1813 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1841 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 13,481

Population (historic): 596 (1840); 2,496 (1870); 6,836 (1900); 12,795 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1930; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,877 (28.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Forest Webb House (1826). Columbia Road. Columbia.
2. Mason House (c. 1845). West 750S. Columbia. Greek Revival.
3. Michener Farm (c. 1875). West 150S. Connersville. Italianate.
4. Washam Farm (c. 1870). State Route 44. Connersville.
5. Smith Farm (c. 1830). West 250N. Fairview.
6. Jesse Murphy Farm (c. 1870). South 850W. Fairview. Gothic Revival.
7. Richard Nash Farm (c. 1840/1870). State Route 44. Fairview. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
8. Thomas Farm (c. 1850). West 300N. Harrison. Greek Revival.
9. Meeker House (c. 1845). West 400N. Harrison. Greek Revival.
10. Houston Farm (c. 1865). Hawkinsville Road. Harrison. Italianate.
11. Elias Scholl Farm (1883). South 450E. Jennings. Italianate.
12. Gray Farm (c. 1860). West 250S. Orange. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
13. John Gray House (1846). South 650W. Orange. Greek Revival.
14. Thomas Farm (c. 1875). Sane's Road. Orange. Italianate.
15. Culbertson House (c. 1870). State Route 44. Orange. Italianate.
16. Crane House (c. 1850). West 800N. Posey. Greek Revival.
17. Hurst Farm (c. 1875). North 150E. Waterloo. Italianate. Razed.
18. Layson House (c. 1845). East 400N. Waterloo. Greek Revival.
19. McMullen Farm (1849). North 450E. Waterloo. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
20. Sutcliffe Farm (c. 1850). North 450E. Waterloo. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.