Lawrence County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Orange

Namesake: James Lawrence, U.S. naval officer
Seat: Palestine (1818–1825); Bedford (1825–)

Land area: 449 square miles

Population (2010): 46,134

Population (historic): 4,116 (1820); 12,097 (1850); 14,628 (1870); 25,729 (1900); 35,583 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1870s; 1900–1910; 1920s

Subdivisions: Two cities; one town; two CDPs; nine townships

National Register listings: 13

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,857 (18.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,047
Average outbuilding value (1930): $588

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,332
Average farm size (1920): 68.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee

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Bedford

Namesake: Bedford County, Tennessee

Founding: 1825 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1864 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 13,413

Population (historic): 962 (1850); 2,198 (1880); 6,115 (1900); 13,208 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1910; 1920s; 1970s
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 2,226 (33.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Selby House (c. 1855). Tunnelton Road, west of Murry Holt Road. Guthrie. Greek Revival.
2. Thomas Stafford House (c. 1860). 1422 Bat Hollow Lake Road. Marshall. Greek Revival.
3. Hudson House (c. 1875). 2122 Bartlettsville Road. Pleasant Run. Italianate.
4. *Helton Farm (1837). 1015 State Route 58. Shawswick.
5. *William Ragsdale House (c. 1865). 607 Tunnelton Road. Shawswick. Italianate.
6. Richard Williams Farm (1862). 5615 Huron–Williams Road. Spice Valley. Greek Revival.
7. Ferguson House (c. 1875). 1488 Stumphole Bridge Road. Spice Valley. Italianate.
8. Alexander Cox Farm (c. 1840). 8953 Williams Road. Spice Valley. Razed.