Montgomery County, Indiana
Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Richard Montgomery, Continental Army general
Seat: Crawfordsville (1823–)
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%
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): $1,684Average 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
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%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,221 (30.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- James Canine Farm (1884). County Road 1000S, east of County Road 750W. Brown. Italianate.
- Henry Foster House (c. 1880). County Road 1175S, south of West 1150S. Brown. Italianate. Razed.
- Josephus Graybill House (c. 1880). 8468 South 625E. Clark. Italianate.
- Drake Brookshire Farm (1852). 7213 County Road 750S. Clark. Gothic Revival.
- Elliott Pearson Farm (c. 1850). 7282 East 900S. Clark. Greek Revival.
- Vaughn Farm (c. 1840). 11657 North 525W. Coal Creek. Federal.
- William Mount House (c. 1870). 9634 East 150N. Franklin. Italianate.
- Owen Morris House (c. 1860). North 775E, south of East 150N. Franklin. Gothic Revival. Razed.
- Thomas Wilkins House (1904). 861 West 1000N. Madison. Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
- Joseph Stonebraker House (c. 1835). 6657 West 400S. Ripley.
- *Yount Mill (1867). 3941 Old Mill Road. Ripley.
- *Robert Ashby House (1883). 9847 Cornstalk Creek Road. Scott. Italianate.
- Strader House (c. 1880). 1967 East 900S. Scott. Italianate.
- William Byrd House (c. 1840). 3248 East 1100S. Scott. Greek Revival.
- Abraham Ashby House (1838/1870s). 1554 East 1150S. Scott. Gothic Revival. Razed.
- Silas Peterson Farm (c. 1880). 9416 North 575E. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
- John Clouser House (c. 1845). 7049 County Road 950E. Sugar Creek. Greek Revival.
- David Peterson House (1862). 6975 East 1000N. Sugar Creek. Gothic Revival.
- Clark House (1860–1864). 4341 North 200E. Union. Greek Revival.
- Breaks School (1906). 2525 West 400N. Union. Romanesque.
- Jonathan Nutt House (c. 1875). 2292 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
- Daniel Jones House (1873). 2710 State Route 32. Union. Italianate.
- Joseph Snyder Farm (c. 1860). 3323 US Highway 136. Union. Italianate.
- Green Farm (1873). 3540 North 830W. Wayne. Italianate.
- John Gray Farm (c. 1850). 6565 US Highway 136. Wayne. Greek Revival.
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