Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Founding: March 1, 1826
Parent county: Unorganized territory

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

Land area: 500 square miles

Population (2010): 172,780

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1870; 1890s; 1920s; 1940–1970; 1990–2010

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

National Register listings: 48

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,368 (12.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9%
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 (1757–1834), Revolutionary War hero

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

Population (2010): 67,140

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890–1930; 1940–1950; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,225 (18.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Chew House (c. 1870). North 9th Street, north of Lafayette. Fairfield Township. Italianate.
2. *Henry Ely House (1847). 4106 East 200N. Fairfield Township. Greek Revival.
3. Thomas Bailey Farm (1849). 5334 West 1300S. Jackson Township. Greek Revival.
4. Sugar Grove Methodist Episcopal Church (1875). West 1300S, at South 625W. Jackson Township. Romanesque/Gothic Revival. Razed.
5. *Joseph Hershey House (1856). 1904 North 725E. Perry Township. Greek Revival.
6. Enos Fretz Farm (c. 1875). 724 South 1025E. Perry Township. Italianate. Razed.
7. George Shumaker House (c. 1865). US Highway 231, north of East 1050S. Randolph Township. Gothic Revival. Razed.
8. Levi Slayback Farm (c. 1875). 5040 East 400S. Sheffield Township. Italianate.
9. George Bausman House (c. 1855). 7645 Wyandotte Road. Sheffield Township. Greek Revival.
10. David Ross Summer Home (c. 1925). 8817 West 50S. Shelby Township. Eclectic.
11. Aaron Van Natta House (c. 1870). 6305 Jackson Highway. Shelby Township. Italianate.
12. School Number Nine (1893). 753 East 500N. Tippecanoe Township. Greek Revival/Romanesque.
13. Sylvester Taylor House (c. 1863). 5503 South 150W. Union Township. Italianate.
14. *Stidham Unitd Methodist Church (1912–1913). 5300 South 175W. Union Township. Gothic Revival.
15. Robert Deardorff House (c. 1885). West 550S, west of South 250W. Union Township. Italianate/Stick. Razed.
16. Isaac Lutz House (c. 1875). State Route 25, west of South 375W. Union Township. Italianate. Razed.
17. *James Pierce House (1833–1834). 4624 North 140W. Wabash Township.
18. William Robinson House (c. 1845). 3275 West 450N. Wabash Township. Greek Revival.
19. *Levi Morehouse Farm (1878). 5038 Morehouse Road. Wabash Township. Italianate.
20. Morgan Morehouse House (1864). 6554 Morehouse Road. Wabash Township. Italianate.
21. Silas Steely House (c. 1855). River Road, south of West Lafayette. Wabash Township. Greek Revival. Razed.
22. Peter Weaver Farm (1823–1828/1870s). 3001 Burton Road. Wayne Township. Italianate.
23. Jones House (c. 1885). 5826 West CR 500S. Wayne Township. Eastlake.
24. Joseph Atkins Farm (1844/1910s). 6610 West 500S. Wayne Township. Classical Revival.
25. William Ewry Log House (c. 1830s). State Route 25, north of West 650S. Wayne Township. Razed.
26. Miller House (c. 1875). 1950 East 430S. Wea Township. Italianate.
27. Vickery House (c. 1885). East 450S, west of South 450E. Wea Township. Queen Anne. Razed.
28. Edmund Fryback Farm (c. 1865). West 500S, west of Old US Highway 23. Wea Township. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
29. Edward Raub House (c. 1870). 730 West 800S. Wea Township. Italianate.
30. Ross Tuberculosis Sanatorium (1930). 3101 South Creasy Lane. Wea Township. Georgian Revival. Razed.