Washington Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,436 and it contained 626 housing units.
The Starr Historic District is a neighborhood of historic buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 102 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Richmond. It developed between about 1853 and 1915 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne style architecture. Included in the district is a former Hicksite Quaker Meeting House, now the Wayne County Historical Museum and the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church and Andrew F. Scott House. Other notable buildings include the Miller-Mendenhall House (1875), Dickinson Log House (1825), Starr-Cadwalader House (1861), and Clem Gaar House (1883).
The Wayne County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built during the period 1890–93, and is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building was designed by Cincinnati, Ohio, architect James W. McLaughlin and the construction was supervised by New Castle, Indiana, architect William S. Kaufman. The "U"-shaped building measures approximately 214 feet by 128 feet, and is constructed of brick faced with Indiana Limestone. It features a projecting entrance pavilion, high pitched hipped and gable roofs, large semicircular arches, and octagonal corner tower. Architectural historians Michael Tomlan and Mary Raddant-Tomlan have suggested that the Wayne County Courthouse was influenced both in terms of exterior design and elements of interior layout by Henry Hobson Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Thomas W. Swinney House, also known as The Swinney Homestead, is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1844-1845 as a 1+1⁄2-story brick and limestone structure. It was enlarged with a 2+1⁄2-story, square, Late Victorian style brick wing about 1885. It features an Eastlake movement front porch. It was built by Thomas J. Swinney, a pioneer settler of Allen County and prominent Fort Wayne businessman. The house and land for Swinney Park were passed to the city of Fort Wayne in 1922.
Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of ashlar sandstone blocks in the late Greek Revival style. It has a low pitched gable roof and side porches on each side of the rear ell. From 1870 to 1961, its parlor housed the Celina Post Office. It was acquired by the United States Forest Service in 1968.
Chenoweth–Coulter Farm, also known as Shady Brook Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1866, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival style brick I-house with a 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. It has a one-story, Italianate/Gothic Revival style front porch. Also on the property the contributing well house, wood house, garage, drive-through corn crib, chicken house, bank barn (1870), and privy.
Wertz–Bestle Farm is a historic home and farm located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The house was built about 1872, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling with a 1+1⁄2-story kitchen wing. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has bracketed eaves and segmental arched windows. Also on the property is the contributing 3+1⁄2-story, two-level, Schweitzer barn.
Andrew F. Scott House is a historic home located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, cubic, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof topped by a cupola and kitchen wing. It features a projecting pedimented central entrance bay flanked by one-story verandahs with decorated posts. From 1977 to 2004, it was owned by the Wayne County Historical Museum and operated as a historic house museum.
Bethel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The congregation was founded in 1836. The church was built in 1854, and enlarged and remodeled in the Romanesque Revival style in 1892–1894. It is a one-story, cruciform plan, brick building with a 2+1⁄2-story bell tower. The church serves as an educational, political, and cultural center for the local African-American community.
Earlham College Observatory is a historic observatory building located on the campus of Earlham College at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, brick building with a hipped roof. It consists of a 19-foot-square central section topped by a copper dome with a removable section, and flanked by 10-foot by 19-foot sections. Beneath the revolvable dome is a 6+1⁄2-inch objective lens telescope located in the center of the main block.
Conklin-Montgomery House is a historic home located at Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built between about 1836 and 1838, and is a two-story, five bay, brick hip and end gable roofed townhouse. It features a two-story, in antis, recessed portico with a second story balcony supported by Ionic order and Doric order columns. Also on the property is a contributing pre-American Civil War gazebo.
Lackey-Overbeck House, also known as the Lackey-Cockefair-Overbeck-Matheis House, is a historic home located at Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, three bay, frame dwelling with Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. A two-story rear wing was added about 1850.
Centerville Historic District is a national historic district located at Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 115 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Centerville. It developed between about 1817 and 1873 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Federal style architecture. During this period it was county seat of Wayne County. Located in the district is the separately listed Oliver P. Morton House. Other notable contributing buildings include Morton's Row, Lantz' Row, Archway row, Tarkington Homestead, Jacob Julian House (1857), the Mansion House (1837), the Jones House, and the American House (1838–39).
Witt-Champe-Myers House is a historic home located at Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1837–38, and is a two-story, Federal style painted brick detached dwelling. It features a two-story front portico with Tuscan order columns on the first story and Doric order columns on the second. Also on the property are the contributing one-room brick house (1837), small brick smokehouse, and brick spring house.
Westcott Stock Farm, also known as Westcott Place Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built between 1890 and 1895, and is a large two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation and features a semi-octagonal bay. Also on the property are the contributing laundry house / tool shed, garage, carriage house, horse barn, bank barn, a small calving shed, and a cistern with a hand-operated pump.
King–Dennis Farm is a historic home and farm located in Center Township, Wayne County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1840, and is a large two-story, brick I-house. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen, poultry house, small barn, livestock barn, milk house, and an equipment barn.
Samuel G. Smith Farm is a historic home and farm located in Center Township, Wayne County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1888, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling with Queen Anne style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing log house, carriage house, barn, corn crib, chicken house, and ice house.
Richmond Gas Company Building was a historic commercial building located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1855, and was a two-story, "L"-shaped, early Victorian style brick building. It had a gable roof supported by steel trusses and round and arched windows.
Starr Piano Company Warehouse and Administration Building were two historic buildings located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The Administration Building was built about 1900, and was a two-story, five sided, brick industrial building.
Christopher Apple House, also known as the Apple Farm House, is a historic home located in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1859, and is a two-story, four bay Federal style brick dwelling with Greek Revival style design elements. It has a side gable roof and 1+1⁄2-story rear wing.
