Howard County, Missouri

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: St. Charles and St. Louis

Namesake: Benjamin Howard, Missouri governor
Seat: Franklin (1816–1823); Fayette (1823–)

Land area: 464 square miles

Population (2020): 10,151

Population (historic): 13,426 (1820); 13,969 (1850); 17,233 (1870); 18,337 (1900); 13,490 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: Five cities; eight townships

National Register listings: 25

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,124 (24.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,667
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,157

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,698
Average farm size (1920): 119.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Virginia

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Fayette

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,803

Population (historic): 647 (1860); 1,247 (1880); 2,717 (1900); 2,630 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920s; 1940–1970; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 373 (30.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Boscabel / Thomas Shackelford House (1859). 815 Randolph Street. Chariton. Italianate.
2. *James Thompson House (1874). 1000 Randolph Street. Chariton. Italianate.
3. *George Harrison House (1872). 1109 Randolph Street. Chariton. Gothic Revival.
4. *Sylvan Villa / William Swinney Farm (c. 1845). 200 Road 239. Chariton. Greek Revival. Razed.
5. Farm (c. 1855). 100 Road 263. Chariton. Greek Revival/Italianate.
6. Glen Eden / Benjamin Lewis House (1858). State Route 5 and Orchard Drive. Chariton. Italianate. Razed.
7. *Talton Turner Farm (c. 1825/1835). 240 State Route 87. Chariton.
8. *Thomas Hickman House (1819). 10 Research Center Road. Franklin.
9. *Nicholas Burckhartt House (1832). Road 336, west of State Route 5. Franklin. Federal. Razed.
10. *John Herndon House (c. 1849). Road 336, west of State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival. Razed.
11. *Moore's Landing / James Moore Farm (c. 1871). Road 444, south of US Highway 40. Classical Revival. Razed.
12. *Stephen Callaway Farm (c. 1835). 469 Road 342. Franklin. Razed.
13. *Thomas Boggs Farm (1868). Road 426, east of State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
14. *William Hocker House (c. 1850). 208 Road 451. Franklin. Razed.
15. *Rivercene / Joseph Kinney Farm (1869). 127 Road 463. Franklin. Second Empire.
16. *Cedar Grove / Amick–Kingsbury House (c. 1825/1856). 2320 Road Z. Franklin. Federal.
17. *Greenwood / James Estill Farm (1864). 2811 State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival/Italianate.
18. *James Estill Farm (c. 1845). 3091 State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival. Razed.
19. *Horace Kingsbury House (c. 1832). 3573 State Route 5. Franklin.
20. *Joseph Finks Farm (c. 1875). 581 Road T. Prairie. Italianate.
21. *Oakwood / Abiel Leonard House (1834–1836). 101 Leonard Avenue. Richmond. Federal.
22. *William Hughes Farm (c. 1830). 661 Road 309. Richmond. Federal.
23. *John Talbot Farm (1847). 1481 Road 425. Richmond. Gothic Revival.
24. *Alfred Morrison House (c. 1830). 163 State Route 5. Richmond. Federal.
25. *Stephen Jackson House (c. 1823). 425 State Route 5. Richmond. Federal. Razed.