Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Founding: 1826
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Battle of Tippecanoe
Seat: Lafayette (1826–)

Land area: 500 square miles

Population (2020): 186,251

Population (historic): 7,187 (1830); 19,377 (1850); 33,515 (1870); 38,659 (1900); 47,535 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; five towns; six CDPs; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,368 (12.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,785
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,638

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,401
Average farm size (1920): 109.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Ireland, Pennsylvania, and New York

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Lafayette

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general

Founding: 1825 (platting); 1826 (post office); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 70,783

Population (historic): 6,129 (1850); 13,506 (1870); 18,116 (1900); 26,240 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,225 (18.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Isaac Higman House (c. 1870). 2937 North 9th Street. Fairfield. Italianate.
2. Henry Ely House (1847). 4106 East 200 North. Fairfield. Greek Revival.
3. Thomas Bailey Farm (1849). 5334 West 1300 South. Jackson. Greek Revival.
4. Sugar Grove Methodist Church (1875). West 1300 South and South 625 West. Jackson. Romanesque/Gothic Revival. Razed.
5. Joseph Hershey House (1856). 1904 North 725 East. Perry. Greek Revival.
6. Enos Fretz Farm (c. 1875). 724 South 1025 East. Perry. Italianate. Razed.
7. George Shumaker House (c. 1865). 10121 US Highway 231. Randolph. Gothic Revival. Razed.
8. Levi Slayback Farm (c. 1875). 5040 East 400 South. Sheffield. Italianate.
9. George Bausman House (c. 1855). 7645 Wyandotte Road. Sheffield. Greek Revival.
10. David Ross Summer House (c. 1925). 8817 West 50 South. Shelby. Craftsman.
11. Aaron Van Natta House (c. 1870). 6305 Jackson Highway. Shelby. Italianate.
12. School Number Nine (1893). 753 East 500 North. Tippecanoe. Greek Revival/Romanesque.
13. Sylvester Taylor House (c. 1863). 5503 South 150 West. Union. Italianate.
14. Stidham Methodist Church (1912–1913). 5300 South 175 West. Union. Gothic Revival.
15. Robert Deardorff House (c. 1885). 3112 West 550 South. Union. Italianate/Stick. Razed.
16. Isaac Lutz House (c. 1875). State Route 25, west of South 375 West. Union. Italianate. Razed.
17. James Pierce House (1833–1834). 4624 North 140 West. Wabash.
18. William Robinson House (c. 1845). 3275 West 450 North. Wabash. Greek Revival.
19. Levi Morehouse Farm (1878). 5038 Morehouse Road. Wabash. Italianate.
20. Morgan Morehouse House (1864). 6554 Morehouse Road. Wabash. Italianate.
21. Silas Steely House (c. 1855). 772 River Road. Wabash. Greek Revival. Razed.
22. Alexander Jones House (c. 1885). 5826 West 500 South. Wayne. Eastlake.
23. Joseph Atkins Farm (1844/1910s). 6610 West 500 South. Wayne. Classical Revival.
24. Peter Weaver Farm (1823–1828/1870s). 3001 Burton Road. Wayne. Italianate.
25. William Ewry Log House (c. 1830s). 6491 State Route 25. Wayne. Razed.
26. John Miller House (c. 1875). 1950 East 430 South. Wea. Italianate.
27. Vickery House (c. 1885). 4040 East 450 South. Wea. Queen Anne. Razed.
28. Edmund Fryback Farm (c. 1865). 603 West 500 South. Wea. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
29. Edward Raub House (c. 1870). 822 West 800 South. Wea. Italianate.
30. Ross Tuberculosis Sanatorium (1930). 3101 South Creasy Lane. Wea. Georgian Revival. Razed.

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