St. Joseph County, Indiana
Founding: 1830
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: The St. Joseph River
Seat: South Bend (1830–)
Seat: South Bend (1830–)
Land area: 458 square miles
Population (2010): 266,931
Population (historic): 6,425 (1840); 18,455 (1860); 33,178 (1880); 58,881 (1900); 160,033 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1830–1930; 1940–1960
Subdivisions: Two cities; seven towns; two CDPs; 13 townships
National Register listings: 95
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20,948 (18%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,818
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,558
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,818
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,558
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,678
Average farm size (1920): 80.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Ireland
Number of farms (1920): 2,678
Average farm size (1920): 80.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Ireland
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South Bend
Namesake: A bend in the St. Joseph River
Founding: 1830 (post office); 1831 (platting); 1835 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 101,166
Population (historic): 1,652 (1850); 7,206 (1870); 21,819 (1890); 53,684 (1910); 104,193 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,557 (26.6%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,557 (26.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Franklin Rupel House (c. 1870). 59449 Keria Trail. Centre Township. Italianate.
- Emil Johnson Farm (1914). 60717 Locust Road. Centre Township. Tudor Revival.
- Francis Donahue House (1861). 63049 Turkey Trail. Centre Township. Italianate.
- Joseph Farneman House (c. 1870). 61191 US Highway 31. Centre Township. Italianate.
- Samuel Zaehnle House (1883). 16479 Brick Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
- Robert Savidg House (1872). 340 Cleveland Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
- Alfred Talley House (1856). 53190 Juniper Road. Clay Township.
- Jacob Whitmer Farm (c. 1880). 50705 Orange Road. German Township. Italianate.
- John Rupel House (c. 1865). 24845 Liberty Highway. Greene Township. Italianate.
- Thomas Holloway House (c. 1860/1941). 61229 Oak Road. Greene Township. Italianate/Classical Revival.
- John Greene House (c. 1840). 61313 Oak Road. Greene Township. Federal/Greek Revival.
- Seth Hammond Farm (c. 1885). 61723 Oak Road. Greene Township. Queen Anne.
- George Sumption House (1832). 60413 Sumption Trail. Greene Township. Greek Revival.
- Johann Metzger House (1847). 14309 Adams Road. Harris Township. Greek Revival.
- William Kownover House (c. 1875). 50106 Bittersweet Trail. Harris Township. Italianate.
- Daniel Ward House (c. 1865). 1443 University Drive. Harris Township. Italianate.
- Allen McEndarfer Farm (c. 1880). 25618 Quinn Road. Liberty Township. Italianate.
- House (c. 1905). 31895 Chicago Trail. Olive Township. Classical Revival.
- James Reynolds House (c. 1870). 52720 Walnut Road. Olive Township. Italianate.
- Henry Crofoot House (c. 1880). 60601 Bremen Highway. Penn Township. Italianate.
- Christian Holler House (1872). 23784 Western Avenue. Portage Township. Italianate.
- Conrad Schafer House (1853). 65154 Miami Road. Union Township. Gothic Revival.
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