Kosciusko County, Indiana

Founding: 1836
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish war hero
Seat: Warsaw (1836–)

Land area: 531 square miles

Population (2010): 77,358

Population (historic): 4,170 (1840); 17,418 (1860); 26,494 (1880); 29,109 (1900); 27,488 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1940–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; 12 towns; 17 townships

National Register listings: 16

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,593 (17.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,424
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,248

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,355
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio and Pennsylvania

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Warsaw

Namesake: Warsaw, Poland

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1837 (post office); 1854 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 13,559

Population (historic): 304 (1850); 2,206 (1870); 3,987 (1900); 5,730 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1920; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,294 (20.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Metzger Farm (c. 1880). 76 East 800S. Clay. Italianate.
2. Peter Blue Farm (c. 1870). 9058 West 700S. Franklin. Italianate.
3. Nicholas Cook Farm (1866). 3688 County Road 100S. Harrison. Italianate.
4. David Ulrey House (c. 1860). 2113 East 1200S. Jackson.
5. Miller Farm (c. 1885). 4840 East 725S. Monroe. Italianate.
6. Harris House (c. 1845). 775 Monoquet Road. Plain. Greek Revival.
7. *Joel Hall Farm (1871). 3968 West 600N. Prairie. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
8. Alexander House (c. 1875). 7606 South 700W. Seward. Italianate.
9. William Moore House (c. 1850). East 1290N, west of Bishop Road. Turkey Creek. Greek Revival. Razed.
10. Eli Lilley Vacation House (c. 1885). 7527 Eli Lilley Road. Turkey Creek. Eclectic.
11. Charles Strieby Farm (c. 1890). 9757 Syracuse–Webster Road. Turkey Creek. Eastlake.
12. Andrew Guy Farm (c. 1855). 10469 Syracuse–Webster Road. Turkey Creek. Greek Revival.
13. James Orr House (c. 1875). 7129 Old US Highway 30. Washington. Italianate.
14. James Webb House (c. 1875). 1507 County Farm Road. Wayne. Italianate.
15. Kosciusko County Home (1895). 1690 County Farm Road. Wayne. Queen Anne/Romanesque.
16. John Botkin House (c. 1860). 2201 County Farm Road. Wayne. Greek Revival.