Randolph County, Indiana
Founding: 1818
Parent county: Wayne
Namesake: Peyton Randolph (1721–1775), Virginia politician
Seat: Winchester (1818–)
Seat: Winchester (1818–)
Land area: 452 square miles
Population (2010): 26,171
Population (historic): 1,808 (1820); 14,725 (1850); 22,862 (1870); 28,653 (1900); 24,859 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880
Subdivisions: Two cities; seven towns; 11 townships
National Register listings: 14
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,486 (38.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,402
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,232
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,402
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,232
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,226
Average farm size (1920): 74.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
Number of farms (1920): 3,226
Average farm size (1920): 74.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
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Winchester
Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Winchester, Kentucky
Founding: 1818 (platting); 1820 (post office)
Population (2010): 4,935
Population (historic): 532 (1850); 1,456 (1870); 3,705 (1900); 4,487 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1910; 1920–1940
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 823 (35.2%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 823 (35.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Jesse McKinney Farm (1870). 8749 North 1150W. Green Township. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
- Bowen House (1851). 9608 Arba Pike. Green's Fork Township. Federal.
- Thornburg House (c. 1880). 607 South Main Street. Monroe Township. Italianate.
- Driskill House (c. 1860). 12221 West 400S. Union Township. Italianate.
- William King Farm (1876). 495 State Route 28. Ward Township. Second Empire.
- Farm (c. 1880). 5334 US Highway 27. Washington Township. Italianate.
- Bowen Farm (c. 1845). 8777 Greenville Pike. Wayne Township.
- Cortner House (c. 1870). Huntsville Road, south of South 50S. White River Township. Italianate.
- Thomas Ward Farm (1861). 298 Stockyard Road. White River Township. Italianate.
- *Randolph County Infirmary (1899). 1882 US Highway 27. White River Township. Romanesque.
- *Union City Public Library (1904). 408 North Columbia Street. Union City. Classical Revival.
- *William Kerr House (1896). 501 North Columbia Street. Union City. Queen Anne.
- *Kirshbaum Building (1876). North Columbia Street. Union City. Italianate.
- *Randolph County Courthouse (1875). 100 South Main Street. Winchester. Second Empire.
- *Asahel Stone House (1872). 201 West Orange Street. Winchester. Second Empire.
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