Henry County, Indiana

Founding: 1822
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Patrick Henry, Virginia politician
Seat: New Castle (1823–)

Land area: 392 square miles

Population (2020): 48,914

Population (historic): 6,497 (1830); 20,119 (1860); 24,016 (1880); 25,088 (1900); 35,238 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; 15 towns; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,790 (27.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,622
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,548

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,540
Average farm size (1920): 83.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania

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New Castle

Namesake: New Castle, Kentucky

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 17,396

Population (historic): 666 (1850); 1,556 (1870); 3,406 (1900); 14,027 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1920; 1930–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,368 (26.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jacob Clapper House (c. 1855). 2270 North 900 East. Blue River. Greek Revival.
2. Anderson Showalter Farm (c. 1860). 6900 West 725 North. Fall Creek. Greek Revival.
3. Asa Smith House (c. 1880). 9933 West 975 North. Fall Creek. Italianate.
4. Samuel Wolf Farm (c. 1880). 5295 South 100 East. Franklin. Italianate.
5. Rich Square Friends Meeting House (1895). 5685 South 250 East. Franklin. Romanesque.
6. Robert Fletcher House (c. 1845). 1800 County Line Road. Franklin. Greek Revival.
7. Henry Whitelock Farm (c. 1854/1890s). 8315 State Route 38. Harrison. Greek Revival.
8. William Shaw Farm (1863). 1346 Greensboro Pike. Henry. Italianate.
9. Simon Powell House (1862). 2172 Spiceland Road. Henry. Italianate.
10. Henry Brower House (c. 1850). 2910 South 850 East. Liberty. Greek Revival.
11. William Rifner Farm (c. 1855). 5256 North 75 West. Prairie. Greek Revival.
12. Joshua Hickman Log House (c. 1830). 6857 Prairie Road. Prairie. Razed.
13. Eli Hodson House (c. 1875). 5598 Old National Road. Spiceland. Italianate.
14. Charles Morgan House (1867–1872). 7014 County Line Road. Wayne. Second Empire.
15. Charles White House (c. 1875). 9515 South 650 West. Wayne. Italianate.
16. John Robinson House (c. 1870). 7601 Greensboro Pike. Wayne. Italianate.
17. George Clemmer House (c. 1870). 8428 Greensboro Pike. Wayne. Italianate.
18. Ithamer Stuart Farm (c. 1875). 2 East Morgan Street. Wayne. Italianate.

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