Hendricks County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1824
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Hendricks, Indiana governor
Seat: Danville (1824–)

Land area: 407 square miles

Population (2020): 174,788

Population (historic): 3,975 (1830); 16,953 (1860); 22,981 (1880); 21,292 (1900); 19,725 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: One city; 11 towns; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,381 (5.7%)
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): $1,376
Average 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

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Danville

Namesake: Danville, Kentucky

Founding: 1824 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,559

Population (historic): 386 (1850); 1,040 (1870); 1,802 (1900); 1,930 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1910–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 618 (16.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. David Wilson House (1848–1850). 10 Cartersburg Road. Center. Greek Revival.
2. James Hadley House (1831). 1274 South 250 West. Center.
3. John McCoun House (c. 1875). 1404 State Route 236. Center. Italianate.
4. School (1897). 3029 North Washington Street. Center. Queen Anne/Romanesque.
5. Edmund Hadley House (c. 1875). 5646 State Route 75. Eel River. Italianate.
6. Sugar Grove Friends Meeting House (c. 1870). 6946 East 600 South. Guilford.
7. Jacob Chandler House (c. 1850). 9718 East 800 South. Guilford. Greek Revival.
8. Joel Jessup Farm (c. 1864). 10479 East 800 South. Guilford. Italianate.
9. Ambrose Jessup Farm (c. 1870). South 975 East, north of East 750 South. Italianate. Razed.
10. Jacob Jessup Farm (1862). 6733 South 1025 East. Guilford. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
11. Noah Kellum Farm (1872). 7290 South 1050 East. Guilford. Italianate.
12. Wesley Kellum House (1862). 7303 South 1050 East. Guilford. Italianate.
13. Asa Ballard House (c. 1860). 6618 Fairfield Road. Guilford. Gothic Revival.
14. Newlin Carter Log House (1826/1870s). Stanley Road and Clark's Creek. Guilford. Italianate. Razed.
15. Henry Osborn House (c. 1870). Sugar Grove Road, south of Hummel Park. Guilford. Italianate. Razed.
16. Thomas Little House (c. 1895). 5328 US Highway 40. Guilford. Queen Anne.
17. Jacob Vandegrift House (1861). 3012 State Route 39. Liberty. Greek Revival.
18. John Worrell Farm (c. 1860). 5232 State Route 39. Liberty.
19. David Downard House (c. 1875). 767 South 450 West. Marion. Italianate.
20. John Hufford House (c. 1860). 4228 East 350 North. Middle. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
21. James Leak House (c. 1875). 1547 US Highway 136. Union. Italianate.
22. John McClain House (1876). 1445 South 525 East. Washington. Italianate.

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