Hendricks County, Indiana
Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Unorganized territory
Parent counties: Unorganized territory
Namesake: William Hendricks, Indiana governor
Seat: Danville (1824–)
Seat: Danville (1824–)
Land area: 407 square miles
Population (2010): 145,448
Population (historic): 3,975 (1830); 16,953 (1860); 22,981 (1880); 21,292 (1900); 19,725 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1830–1880; 1940–1980; 1990–2010
Subdivisions: One city; 11 towns; 12 townships
National Register listings: 22
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,381 (5.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.8%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.8%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.2%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,376Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,068
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,526
Average farm size (1920): 78.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia
Number of farms (1920): 2,526
Average farm size (1920): 78.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia
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Danville
Namesake: Danville, Kentucky
Founding: 1824 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 9,001
Population (historic): 386 (1850); 1,040 (1870); 1,802 (1900); 1,930 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1920s; 1940–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 618 (16.5%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 618 (16.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- *David Wilson House (1848–1850). 10 Cartersburg Road. Center. Greek Revival.
- James Hadley House (1831). 1300 South 250W. Center.
- McCown Farm (c. 1875). 1404 State Route 236. Center. Italianate.
- Edmund Hadley House (c. 1875). 5646 State Route 75. Eel River. Italianate.
- *Sugar Grove Meeting House (c. 1870). East 600S. Guilford.
- Jacob Chandler House (c. 1850). 9718 East 800S. Guilford. Greek Revival.
- Joel Jessup Farm (c. 1864). 10479 East 800S. Guilford. Italianate.
- Noah Kellum Farm (1872). 7290 South 1050E. Guilford. Italianate.
- Wesley Kellum House (1862). 7303 South 1050E. Guilford. Italianate.
- Carter Log House (1826/1870s). Stanley Road, west of Clark's Creek. Guilford. Razed.
- Osborne House (c. 1870). Sugar Grove Road, south of Hummel Park. Guilford. Italianate. Razed.
- Little House (c. 1895). 5334 US Highway 40. Guilford. Queen Anne.
- *Jacob Jessup Farm (1862). 6726 White Lick Creek Road. Guilford. Italianate. Razed.
- John Worrell Farm (c. 1860). 5231 State Route 39. Liberty.
- Jacob Vandergrift House (1861). 3012 State Route 39. Liberty. Greek Revival.
- Hufford House (c. 1860). 4228 350N. Middle. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
- *John McClain House (1876). 1445 South 525E. Washington. Italianate.
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