Montgomery County, Indiana

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

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

Land area: 505 square miles

Population (2020): 37,936

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1930–1980; 1990–2010

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

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 (2020): 16,306

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1960; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,221 (30.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Fullenwider House (c. 1880). 10012 South 600 West. Brown. Italianate.
2. Alfred Mitchell Farm (c. 1880). South 800 West, south of State Route 234. Brown. Italianate. Razed.
3. James Canine Farm (1884). 7298 West 1000 South. Brown. Italianate.
4. Henry Foster House (c. 1880). West 1175 South, south of West 1150 South. Brown. Italianate. Razed.
5. Josephus Graybill House (c. 1880). 8468 South 625 East. Clark. Italianate.
6. Drake Brookshire Farm (1852). 7213 East 750 South. Clark. Gothic Revival.
7. Elliott Pearson Farm (c. 1850). 7282 East 900 South. Clark. Greek Revival. Razed.
8. Samuel Dazey Farm (c. 1840). 11657 North 525 West. Coal Creek. Federal.
9. William Mount House (c. 1870). 9634 East 150 North. Franklin. Italianate.
10. Owen Morris House (c. 1860). 1137 North 775 East. Franklin. Gothic Revival. Razed.
11. Caster Farm (c. 1885). State Route 32, east of North 775 East. Franklin. Italianate/Eastlake. Razed.
12. Thomas Wilkins House (1904). 861 West 1000 North. Madison. Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
13. Yount Mill (1867). 3941 Old Mill Road. Ripley. Greek Revival.
14. Strader House (c. 1880). 1967 East 900 South. Scott. Italianate. Razed.
15. William Byrd House (c. 1840). 3248 East 1100 South. Scott. Greek Revival.
16. Abraham Ashby House (1838/1870s). 1554 East 1150 South. Scott. Gothic Revival. Razed.
17. Robert Ashby House (1883). 9847 Cornstalk Creek Road. Scott. Italianate.
18. Silas Peterson Farm (c. 1880). 9416 North 575 East. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
19. John Clouser House (c. 1845). 7049 North 950 East. Sugar Creek. Greek Revival.
20. David Peterson House (1862). 6975 East 1000 North. Sugar Creek. Gothic Revival.
21. Squire Clark House (1860–1864). 4341 North 200 East. Union. Greek Revival.
22. Henry Hall Farm (c. 1875). 1250 South 325 West. Union. Italianate.
23. Breaks School (1906). 2525 West 400 North. Union. Romanesque.
24. Redden Snyder Farm (c. 1880). 2331 Old State Route 55. Union. Italianate.
25. Jonathan Nutt House (c. 1875). 2292 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
26. Daniel Jones House (1873). 2710 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
27. James Herron House (c. 1850). 920 State Route 47. Union. Greek Revival.
28. Joseph Snyder Farm (c. 1860). 3323 US Highway 136. Union. Italianate.
29. Samuel Green Farm (1873). 3540 North 830 West. Wayne. Italianate.
30. John Gray Farm (c. 1850). 6565 US Highway 136. Wayne. Greek Revival.

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