Wayne County, Indiana

Founding: 1811
Parent counties: Clark, Dearborn, and Knox

Namesake: Anthony Wayne, Continental Army general
Seat: Salisbury (1811–1818); Centerville (1818–1873); Richmond (1873–)

Land area: 402 square miles

Population (2020): 66,553

Population (historic): 12,119 (1820); 25,320 (1850); 34,048 (1870); 38,970 (1900); 54,809 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1970

Subdivisions: One city; 13 towns; 15 townships

National Register listings: 41

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,199 (29.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,954
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,880

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,410
Average farm size (1920): 82 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ireland

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Richmond

Namesake: Richmond, Virginia

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1840 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 35,720

Population (historic): 2,070 (1840); 6,608 (1860); 12,742 (1880); 18,226 (1900); 32,493 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840; 1850–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,572 (31%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Endsley Farm (1861). 1861 Endsley Road. Abington Township. Italianate.
2. James Lamb House (1820). 1500 Woods Road. Abington Township.
3. Beelor House (c. 1855). 712 Beelor Road. Boston Township. Greek Revival.
4. *Samuel Smith Farm (1888). 3431 Crowe Road. Center Township. Italianate.
5. Thomas Eliason Farm (1896). 1594 Eliason Road. Center Township. Queen Anne.
6. John Eliason House (1834). 5112 National Road. Center Township. Greek Revival.
7. State Farm House (1913). Round Barn Road, at Industries Road. Center Township. Tudor Revival.
8. Jacob Jackson Farm (c. 1855). 2312 Wendel Road. Center Township. Italianate.
9. Bond Farm (1878). 3699 Mineral Springs Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
10. Clawson House (c. 1870). Palmer Road, north of Smoky Row Road. Clay Township. Italianate.
11. Levi Harter House (c. 1865). 9048 Franklin Road. Dalton Township.
12. Bunker Log House (c. 1825). 1877 Morrow Road. Franklin Township.
13. Allen Lewis Farm (1842). 7758 Centerville Road. Green Township.
14. Bertsch House (c. 1830). 15620 Frank Myers Road. Jackson Township. Federal.
15. Leonard House (c. 1830). 16600 Goose Heaven Road. Jackson Township. Federal. Razed.
16. Moses Myers Farm (c. 1850). 17661 Goose Heaven Road. Jackson Township. Italianate.
17. Rose Hill / Joseph Kimmel House (1878). 210 Meredith Street. Jackson Township. Italianate.
18. Solomon Meredith House (1836). 211 Meredith Street. Jackson Township. Federal.
19. *John Huddleston Inn (1838). 838 West National Road. Jackson Township.
20. Morrison Log House (c. 1830). Franklin Road, south of Leavell Road. Jefferson Township. Razed.
21. John Petty House (c. 1870). Jacksonburg Road, south of State Route 38. Jefferson Township. Razed.
22. Teeter House (c. 1835). 18 Scout Lake Road. Jefferson Township. Federal.
23. House (c. 1885). 6472 State Route 1. Jefferson Township. Second Empire.
24. Abraham Kinsey House (c. 1850). 605 North Sycamore Street. Jefferson Township. Greek Revival.
25. Henry Sweet Farm (1864). 7926 Creek Road. Washington Township. Greek Revival.
26. Isaac Doddridge Farm (1830). 10496 Potter Shop Road. Washington Township. Federal.
27. Hurst Farm (1859). 12010 Potter Shop Road. Washington Township. Italianate.
28. *Isaac Kinsey Farm (1871). 502 Sarver Road. Washington Township. Italianate.
29. Hartman Farm (1828). 3299 Three Mile Road. Washington Township. Federal.
30. Christian Buhl House (c. 1860). 1240 15th Street. Wayne Township. Gothic Revival.
31. William Coffin House (c. 1865). 2904 Flatley Road. Wayne Township. Italianate.
32. Sands House (1837). 103 Garwood Road. Wayne Township. Greek Revival.
33. Phineas Mather House (1854/1929). 200 Garwood Road. Wayne Township. Georgian Revival.
34. Samuel Shute Farm (1828). 6451 Greenmount Pike. Wayne Township. Federal.
35. Hagaman Farm (c. 1835). 5217 Hodgin Road. Wayne Township. Federal.
36. Jeremiah Meek House (c. 1830). 1808 Liberty Avenue. Wayne Township.
37. *Abram Gaar Farm (1878). 2593 Pleasant View Road. Wayne Township. Second Empire.
38. Rich House (c. 1875). 2012 Rich Road. Wayne Township. Italianate.
39. Richard Adams Farm (c. 1840). 2300 US Highway 27. Wayne Township. Greek Revival.
40. William King Farm (c. 1875). 5159 State Route 38. Webster Township. Italianate.