St. Joseph County, Indiana

Founding: 1830
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The St. Joseph River
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

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

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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%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Franklin Rupel House (c. 1870). 59449 Keria Trail. Centre Township. Italianate.
2. Emil Johnson Farm (1914). 60717 Locust Road. Centre Township. Tudor Revival.
3. Francis Donahue House (1861). 63049 Turkey Trail. Centre Township. Italianate.
4. Joseph Farneman House (c. 1870). 61191 US Highway 31. Centre Township. Italianate.
5. Samuel Zaehnle House (1883). 16479 Brick Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
6. Robert Savidg House (1872). 340 Cleveland Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
7. Alfred Talley House (1856). 53190 Juniper Road. Clay Township.
8. Jacob Whitmer Farm (c. 1880). 50705 Orange Road. German Township. Italianate.
9. John Rupel House (c. 1865). 24845 Liberty Highway. Greene Township. Italianate.
10. Thomas Holloway House (c. 1860/1941). 61229 Oak Road. Greene Township. Italianate/Classical Revival.
11. John Greene House (c. 1840). 61313 Oak Road. Greene Township. Federal/Greek Revival.
12. Seth Hammond Farm (c. 1885). 61723 Oak Road. Greene Township. Queen Anne.
13. George Sumption House (1832). 60413 Sumption Trail. Greene Township. Greek Revival.
14. Johann Metzger House (1847). 14309 Adams Road. Harris Township. Greek Revival.
15. William Kownover House (c. 1875). 50106 Bittersweet Trail. Harris Township. Italianate.
16. Daniel Ward House (c. 1865). 1443 University Drive. Harris Township. Italianate.
17. Allen McEndarfer Farm (c. 1880). 25618 Quinn Road. Liberty Township. Italianate.
18. House (c. 1905). 31895 Chicago Trail. Olive Township. Classical Revival.
19. James Reynolds House (c. 1870). 52720 Walnut Road. Olive Township. Italianate.
20. Henry Crofoot House (c. 1880). 60601 Bremen Highway. Penn Township. Italianate.
21. Christian Holler House (1872). 23784 Western Avenue. Portage Township. Italianate.
22. Conrad Schafer House (1853). 65154 Miami Road. Union Township. Gothic Revival.