Putnam County, Indiana

Founding: December 31, 1822
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Israel Putnam (1718–1790), Revolutionary War officer
Seat: Greencastle (1822–)

Land area: 481 square miles

Population (2010): 37,963

Population (historic): 8,262 (1830); 20,681 (1860); 22,501 (1880); 21,478 (1900); 20,448 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1940s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; five towns; two CDPs; 13 townships

National Register listings: 22

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,636 (17.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,009
Average outbuilding value (1930): $687

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,682
Average farm size (1920): 71.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia

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Greencastle

Namesake: Greencastle, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 10,326

Population (historic): 1,382 (1850); 3,227 (1870); 3,661 (1900); 4,613 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1880s; 1920s; 1940–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 867 (22.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1890). North 825W. Clinton Township. Razed.
2. Isaac Sinclair House (1841). US Highway 231. Cloverdale Township.
3. Lockridge House (c. 1865). County Road 250E. Franklin Township. Gothic Revival.
4. Alfred Hirt House (c. 1880). West 125S. Greencastle Township. Italianate.
5. Alexander Stevenson House (1843). State Route 240. Greencastle Township. Italianate. Razed.
6. House (c. 1920). US Highway 231. Greencastle Township. Spanish Colonial Revival.
7. *Oliver Shaw House (c. 1880). 6130 County Road 700S. Jefferson Township. Italianate.
8. Sandy House (c. 1885). South 1000E. Jefferson Township. Eastlake/Italianate.
9. *Melville McHaffie House (1870–1872). US Highway 40. Jefferson Township. Italianate.
10. Fyffe Farm (c. 1870). County Road 200E. Monroe Township. Italianate.
11. O'Hair House (c. 1875). West 350N. Monroe Township. Italianate. Razed.
12. James O'Hair House (c. 1835/1863). US Highway 231. Monroe Township. Greek Revival.
13. Benjamin Parks Farm (c. 1865). South 50W. Warren Township. Italianate.
14. *Lycurgus Stoner House (1883–1884). South 375W. Washington Township. Italianate/Eastlake.

1. *Delta Kappa Epsilon House (1926). 620 Anderson Street. Greencastle. English Revival.
2. *Putnam County Courthouse (1905). 1 Courthouse Square. Greencastle. Classical Revival.
3. *McKim Observatory (1884). DePauw Drive. Greencastle. Italianate.
4. *Nelson House (1871–1875). 701 East Seminary Street. Greencastle. Italianate.
5. *Richard Hazelett House (1868). 911 East Washington Street. Greencastle. Italianate.
6. *William Van Arsdel House (1907). 125 Wood Street. Greencastle. Classical Revival.