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
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. James Endsley Farm (1861). 1861 Endsley Road. Abington. Italianate.
  2. James Lamb House (1820). 1500 Woods Road. Abington.
  3. Christopher Beeler House (c. 1855). 712 Beelor Road. Boston. Greek Revival.
  4. Harbin Moore Farm (c. 1865). 5408 Locust Grove Road. Boston. Italianate.
  5. Oliver Jones Farm (c. 1860). 437 Centerville Road. Center. Italianate.
  6. Samuel Smith Farm (1888). 3431 Crowe Road. Center. Italianate.
  7. Thomas Eliason Farm (1896). 1594 Eliason Road. Center. Queen Anne.
  8. Richmond State Hospital House (1913). Round Barn Road and Industries Road. Center. Tudor Revival/Prairie. Razed.
  9. Joshua Eliason House (1834). 5112 US Highway 40. Center. Greek Revival.
  10. Joseph Jackson Farm (c. 1855). 2312 Wendel Road. Center. Italianate.
  11. James Myers House (c. 1835). 1353 Willow Grove Road. Center. Federal.
  12. Oliver Brumfield Farm (1884). 1887 Willow Grove Road. Center. Italianate.
  13. Abner Bond Farm (1878). 3699 Mineral Springs Road. Clay. Italianate.
  14. Josiah Clawson Farm (c. 1870). 7458 Palmer Road. Clay. Italianate.
  15. Joseph Evans Farm (c. 1825). 7308 Smokey Row Road. Clay.
  16. Levi Harter House (c. 1865). 9048 Franklin Road. Dalton.
  17. Samuel Bunker Log House. 1877 Morrow Road. Franklin.
  18. Allen Lewis Farm (1842). 7758 Centerville Road. Green. Federal.
  19. Moses Myers House (c. 1830). 15620 Frank Myers Road. Jackson. Federal.
  20. Zion Lutheran Church (1900). 1151 Germantown Road. Jackson. Gothic Revival.
  21. John Dill House (c. 1830). 16600 Goose Heaven Road. Jackson. Federal. Razed.
  22. Rose Hill / Joseph Kimmel House (1878). 210 Meredith Street. Jackson. Italianate.
  23. Solomon Meredith House (1836). 211 Meredith Street. Jackson. Federal.
  24. John Huddleston Inn (1838). 838 National Road. Jackson.
  25. Jacob Vore Farm (c. 1845). 18104 US Highway 40. Jackson. Greek Revival.
  26. William Brumback Log House. Franklin Road, south of Leavell Road. Jefferson. Razed.
  27. John Petty House (c. 1870). 4863 Jacksonburg Road. Jefferson. Italianate. Razed.
  28. House (c. 1885). 6472 State Route 1. Jefferson. Second Empire.
  29. Abraham Kinsey House (c. 1845). 605 North Sycamore Street. Jefferson. Greek Revival.
  30. Doddridge Chapel (1876). 9471 Chapel Road. Washington. Italianate.
  31. Henry Sweet Farm (1864). 7926 Creek Road. Washington. Greek Revival.
  32. Dickson Hurst Farm (1830). 10496 Potter Shop Road. Washington. Federal.
  33. John Hurst Farm (1859). 12010 Potter Shop Road. Washington. Italianate.
  34. Beechwood / Isaac Kinsey Farm (1871). 502 Sarver Road. Washington. Italianate.
  35. Henry Hartman Farm (1828). 3299 Three Mile Road. Washington. Federal.
  36. George Buhl House (c. 1855). 1240 15th Street. Wayne. Gothic Revival.
  37. William Coffin House (c. 1865). 2904 Flatley Road. Wayne. Italianate. Razed.
  38. Forest Home / Benjamin Strattan House (1837). 103 Garwood Road. Wayne. Greek Revival.
  39. Phineas Mather House (1854/1929). 200 Garwood Road. Wayne. Georgian Revival.
  40. Samuel Shute Farm (1828). 6451 Greenmount Pike. Wayne. Federal.
  41. Jeremiah Meek House (c. 1830). 1808 Liberty Avenue. Wayne.
  42. Abram Gaar Farm (1878). 2593 Pleasant View Road. Wayne. Second Empire.
  43. John Boyd House (c. 1875). 4292 Porterfield Road. Wayne. Italianate.
  44. William Rich House (c. 1875). 2012 Rich Road. Wayne. Italianate.
  45. School Number 12 (c. 1900). 2481 State Route 227. Wayne. Romanesque. Razed.
  46. Richard Adams Farm (c. 1835). 2300 US Highway 27. Wayne. Greek Revival.
  47. William King Farm (c. 1875). 5159 State Route 38. Webster. Italianate.
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