Shelby County, Indiana

Founding: December 31, 1821
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), first Kentucky governor
Seat: Shelbyville (1822–)

Land area: 411 square miles

Population (2010): 44,436

Population (historic): 6,295 (1830); 19,569 (1860); 25,257 (1880); 26,491 (1900); 26,552 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1950–1970

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; one CDP; 14 townships

National Register listings: 13

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,686 (24.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,539
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,349

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,660
Average farm size (1920): 83.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Germany, and North Carolina

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Shelbyville

Namesake: Shelbyville, Kentucky

Founding: 1822 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 19,191

Population (historic): 446 (1840); 1,960 (1860); 3,745 (1880); 7,169 (1900); 10,618 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1910; 1950s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,207 (25.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1895). 4038 German Road. Addison Township. Queen Anne/Stick.
2. House (c. 1885). 1972 Old Rushville Road. Addison Township. Stick.
3. John Toner House (1857). 2495 Marietta Road. Hendricks Township. Greek Revival.
4. Pruitt House (c. 1855). 11704 South 825W. Jackson Township. Greek Revival.
5. Snepp House (c. 1855). 6674 State Route 252. Jackson Township. Greek Revival.
6. William Zobel House (c. 1875). 5091 Blue Ridge Road. Liberty Township. Italianate.
7. Lux House (c. 1885). 4165 East 350S. Liberty Township. Italianate.
8. Meltzer Farm (c. 1875). 1397 South 600E. Liberty Township. Italianate.
9. St. Vincent Catholic Church (1924). 4218 Michigan Road. Liberty Township. High Gothic.
10. St. Vincent Convent (c. 1860). 4218 Michigan Road. Liberty Township. Razed.
11. *School Number Two (c. 1875). State Route 244. Liberty Township. Italianate.
12. Joel Crum House (c. 1860). 7096 West 700N. Moral Township. Greek Revival. Razed.
13. Major Farm (c. 1826). 5805 South 675S. Noble Township.
14. Miller House (c. 1870). 8655 South 700E. Noble Township. Greek Revival/Italianate.
15. House (c. 1890). 7546 South 750E. Noble Township. Stick/Eastlake.
16. Thomas Moore Farm (1869). 2410 East 1100S. Noble Township. Italianate.
17. *Edmund Cooper House (1863–1864). 5752 River Road. Noble Township.
18. Philip Hoop House (c. 1875). 7955 West 400N. Sugar Creek Township. Italianate.
19. Philip Hael House (1853). 812 North 700E. Union Township. Italianate. Razed.
20. Henry Weingarth Farm (c. 1855/1895). 1273 West 800N. Union Township. Queen Anne.
21. David Copple House (c. 1835). 1929 West 900N. Van Buren Township. Greek Revival.
22. Girton House (c. 1845). 1099 Flat Rock Road. Washington Township. Greek Revival.

1. *Porter Pool Bathhouse (1930). 501 North Harrison Street. Shelbyville. Art Deco.
2. *John Hamilton House (c. 1870). 132 West Washington Street. Shelbyville. Italianate.