Montgomery County, Indiana

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Richard Montgomery, Continental Army general
Seat: Crawfordsville (1823–)

Land area: 505 square miles

Population (2010): 38,124

Population (historic): 7,317 (1830); 18,085 (1850); 23,765 (1870); 29,388 (1900); 26,980 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1950s

Subdivisions: One city; ten towns; one CDP; 11 townships

National Register listings: 21

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,922 (29.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,684
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,363

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,564
Average farm size (1920): 96.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia

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Crawfordsville

Namesake: William Crawford, Virginia politician

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1834 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 15,915

Population (historic): 1,327 (1840); 1,922 (1860); 5,251 (1880); 6,649 (1900); 10,355 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1900s; 1940–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,221 (30.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Canine Farm (1884). County Road 1000S, east of County Road 750W. Brown. Italianate.
2. Henry Foster House (c. 1880). County Road 1175S, south of West 1150S. Brown. Italianate. Razed.
3. Josephus Graybill House (c. 1880). 8468 South 625E. Clark. Italianate.
4. Drake Brookshire Farm (1852). 7213 County Road 750S. Clark. Gothic Revival.
5. Elliott Pearson Farm (c. 1850). 7282 East 900S. Clark. Greek Revival.
6. Vaughn Farm (c. 1840). 11657 North 525W. Coal Creek. Federal.
7. William Mount House (c. 1870). 9634 East 150N. Franklin. Italianate.
8. Owen Morris House (c. 1860). North 775E, south of East 150N. Franklin. Gothic Revival. Razed.
9. Thomas Wilkins House (1904). 861 West 1000N. Madison. Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
10. Joseph Stonebraker House (c. 1835). 6657 West 400S. Ripley.
11. *Yount Mill (1867). 3941 Old Mill Road. Ripley.
12. *Robert Ashby House (1883). 9847 Cornstalk Creek Road. Scott. Italianate.
13. Strader House (c. 1880). 1967 East 900S. Scott. Italianate.
14. William Byrd House (c. 1840). 3248 East 1100S. Scott. Greek Revival.
15. Abraham Ashby House (1838/1870s). 1554 East 1150S. Scott. Gothic Revival. Razed.
16. Silas Peterson Farm (c. 1880). 9416 North 575E. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
17. John Clouser House (c. 1845). 7049 County Road 950E. Sugar Creek. Greek Revival.
18. David Peterson House (1862). 6975 East 1000N. Sugar Creek. Gothic Revival.
19. Clark House (1860–1864). 4341 North 200E. Union. Greek Revival.
20. Breaks School (1906). 2525 West 400N. Union. Romanesque.
21. Jonathan Nutt House (c. 1875). 2292 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
22. Daniel Jones House (1873). 2710 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
23. Joseph Snyder Farm (c. 1860). 3323 US Highway 136. Union. Italianate.
24. Green Farm (1873). 3540 North 830W. Wayne. Italianate.
25. John Gray Farm (c. 1850). 6565 US Highway 136. Wayne. Greek Revival.