Perry County, Indiana
Founding: November 1, 1814
Parent counties: Gibson and Warrick
Parent counties: Gibson and Warrick
Namesake: Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), U.S. naval commander
Seat: Rome (1814–1859); Cannelton (1859–1994); Tell City (1994–)
Seat: Rome (1814–1859); Cannelton (1859–1994); Tell City (1994–)
Land area: 382 square miles
Population (2010): 19,338
Population (historic): 2,330 (1820); 7,268 (1850); 16,997 (1880); 18,778 (1900); 16,625 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1960s
Subdivisions: Two cities; one town; seven townships
National Register listings: Eight
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,557 (18.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $603
Average outbuilding value (1930): $510
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $603
Average outbuilding value (1930): $510
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,836
Average farm size (1920): 58 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, Belgium, and Ohio
Number of farms (1920): 1,836
Average farm size (1920): 58 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, Belgium, and Ohio
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Tell City
Namesake: William Tell, Swiss folk hero
Founding: 1858 (platting)
Population (2010): 7,272
Population (historic): 1,030 (1860); 2,122 (1880); 2,680 (1900); 4,873 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1858–1880; 1890–1930; 1950s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 683 (20%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 683 (20%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- LaClere Log House (c. 1830). Charmaine Road. Clark Township. Razed.
- Farm (c. 1890). Lakewood Road, north of Little Sulphur Creek. Leopold Township.
- Georges Log House (1853). Lone Oak Road. Leopold Township.
- *Jacob Rickenbaugh House (1874). Township Road 502. Oil Township.
- House (c. 1860). South Rome Road, northwest of Rome. Tobin Township. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
- House (c. 1850). State Route 66, south of Tide Road. Tobin Township. Italianate. Razed.
- House (c. 1870). State Route 66, west of Bear Creek. Tobin Township. Italianate.
- Floyd Mason Farm (c. 1875). State Route 166, west of Deer Creek. Tobin Township. Italianate. Razed.
- House (c. 1855). Shady Road. Troy Township.
- House (c. 1835). State Route 545, at Sheridan Road. Razed.
- Log House. Troy Ridge Road, west of Brushy Fork. Razed.
- *Cannelton Cotton Mill (1849). 310 Washington Street. Cannelton. Italianate.
- *Old Perry County Courthouse (1818). Courthouse Square. Rome.
- *Nester House (c. 1863). 300 Water Street. Troy.
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