Many people love the idea of owning a home that preserves a piece of history. But what are your actual chances of finding one in today’s market?
Historic homes date back to the prewar era, meaning they were built before World War II. Houses in this era can come in various architectural styles, which also vary with the age of a city or county and what was in vogue at the time it was built. Prewar home styles include Colonial, Tudor, Georgian, Cape Cod, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Craftsman, and Art Deco.
Depending on where you want to live, it can be challenging to find a prewar home. About 11% of occupied homes in the U.S. were built before 1939. That said, older homes are easier to find on the East Coast, as it was the part of the country with many of the first residential communities. Many places on the East Coast also have large concentrations of prewar homes because there’s not as much land for developers to build new homes.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t find prewar homes in the rest of the country. In every state, there are cities with rich histories like San Francisco, with its colorful Victorian homes, or New Orleans, with its mix of European influences.
Rocket Homes examined Census Bureau data to find which county has the most prewar homes in every state, calculated by dividing the number of homes built before 1939 by all occupied housing units in that county. States are listed in alphabetical order. Washington D.C. was also included. For this analysis, “prewar” refers to homes built in 1939 or earlier, based on how the Census Bureau collects data.
States with the largest share of prewar homes are largely on the East Coast and Midwest. Lincoln County, Kansas, has the highest percentage of prewar homes in the top counties in every state.
Alabama: Chambers County
– Share of homes built prewar: 12.2%
– Total prewar homes: 1,602
Cotton played a significant role in the development of Chambers County. Before the Civil War, the area’s farmlands mainly grew cotton, and in the late 1800s, textile manufacturers set up shop in the county. In 1921, consolidation within the county’s textile industry made West Point Manufacturing a major player. Today, the company is known as WestPoint Stevens, a big name in bed and bath linens.
Alaska: Petersburg Borough
– Share of homes built prewar: 20.3%
– Total prewar homes: 246
Tlingit people used this area of Alaska’s Panhandle for hunting and fishing for over 2,000 years until 1897, when an enterprising Norwegian pioneer named Peter Buschmann moved to the region. He noticed the ice quality in the area and started the borough’s commercial fish-packing industry. The promise of work brought more people to the borough, growing its population to 2,187 by 1939.
Arizona: Cochise County
– Share of homes built prewar: 5.9%
– Total prewar homes: 2,893
Originally Apache land, this county in the southeast corner of Arizona is legendary in the history of the West as the site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which featured folk heroes Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Before Arizona became a state in 1912, the discovery of silver, gold, and copper brought a mining boom. Even today, the county is known as one of the world’s biggest producers of copper.
Arkansas: Madison County
– Share of homes built prewar: 11.5%
– Total prewar homes: 696
The development of railroads in the late 18th century contributed to the growth of Madison County. In the early 20th century, numerous towns were incorporated along the railroad as the timber, cash crops, and commercial canning industries grew. The closing of the railroads, along with the Great Depression, hit the county extremely hard: Between 1900 and 1960, the population declined by more than half. Although people have moved to the county in recent decades, its population is still thousands lower than at its peak.
California: San Francisco County
– Share of homes built prewar: 45.2%
– Total prewar homes: 163,210
San Francisco is famous for its stately Victorian homes, the colorful “painted ladies” that can be found throughout the city. Much of this housing stock was built from the 1870s to 1890s, in the decades following the Gold Rush boom, which saw the city’s population explode from less than 1,000 people to 25,000 within three years. When the earthquake of 1906 destroyed 28,000 buildings, much of the town was rebuilt, and other architectural styles came into vogue, including Mission Revival, Spanish Revival, and Mediterranean Revival.
Colorado: San Juan County
– Share of homes built prewar: 39.3%
– Total prewar homes: 128
In the late 1800s, San Juan County experienced a mining boom, bust, and revitalization, which brought more people to the highest county in elevation in the U.S. The county’s rugged mountains have kept the population low, so new housing development wasn’t a priority. That has changed in recent years, as COVID-19-pandemic-fueled demand from people trying to relocate to the area caused housing prices to skyrocket.
Connecticut: Windham County
– Share of homes built prewar: 25.3%
– Total prewar homes: 11,471
Windham County has a lot of prewar history—the county established in 1726 but incorporated Windham in 1692. In the 1800s, the railroads helped grow the area, and sawmills, gristmills, cotton mills, and blacksmithing drove the economy. After World War II, many factories closed or relocated to other parts of the country, which tanked the local economy.
Delaware: New Castle County
– Share of homes built prewar: 10.2%
– Total prewar homes: 22,194
When discussing prewar housing in New Castle County, it’s helpful to say which war. Delaware’s northernmost county has a storied history that dates to 1651. The county has designated 42 historic zoning districts to protect historically significant properties and carefully supervises any exterior renovation or development within them.
District of Columbia
– Share of homes built prewar: 33.3%
– Total prewar homes: 103,182
Washington D.C. has the most historic buildings of any city in the nation—nearly 1 in 5 have official landmark designations; this includes 17% of all residential housing and over 15% of single-family homes. Historic homes, mostly built pre-1900, are located in every city ward, although nearly 62% are in Wards 2 and 6 around Capitol Hill and Georgetown.
Florida: Madison County
– Share of homes built prewar: 8.4%
– Total prewar homes: 538
After the Civil War, Madison County in Florida’s Panhandle became a world leader in the cotton industry with the world’s largest long-staple cotton gin. Unfortunately, this industry was decimated in 1916 when boll weevils destroyed the cotton crops. Prewar homes in the county include music legend Ray Charles’ childhood home.
Georgia: Chattahoochee County
– Share of homes built prewar: 23.8%
– Total prewar homes: 572
Chattahoochee County is located along its namesake river, which makes up the state’s western border. Known mainly for agriculture, Chattahoochee County changed with the development of Fort Benning Military Reservation in 1918, which is now called Fort Moore and still a leading funder of the local economy. During the Great Depression, federal construction projects spurred much construction and development at the base.
Hawaii: Kalawao County
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.7%
– Total prewar homes: 12
The smallest county by area in the entire country, Kalawao County occupies 12 square miles on the island of Moloka’i, Hawaii’s fifth-largest island. The county is located on the north coast on the Kalaupapa peninsula, which is cut off from the rest of the island by a sheer cliff almost 2,000 feet tall. In the 1800s, leprosy—now known as Hansen’s disease—had become an epidemic in Hawaii; to combat its spread, King Kamehameha V approved Kalawao as a place to segregate people who had contracted the disease. Between 1900 and 1945, a large-scale construction program took place. Still, none of the homes will ever be for sale, as the only residents of the county are former patients, who are allowed to live out their lives at the colony, which has now become a National Historical Park.
Idaho: Shoshone County
– Share of homes built prewar: 27.8%
– Total prewar homes: 1,510
Located in the “Silver Valley” of Idaho’s northern panhandle, Shoshone County’s history is steeped in the mining industry, with large deposits of silver, lead, and zinc discovered in the 1880s. The Great Fire of 1910 ripped through the valley, burning 3 million acres of land across Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia.
Illinois: Stark County
– Share of homes built prewar: 36.6%
– Total prewar homes: 828
Stark County is a small agricultural community located north of Peoria in central Illinois. European immigrants flocked here in the 1800s, but the county reached its peak population of 11,207 in 1880. It’s been dealing with population decline for decades, and the 2020 Census counted just 5,400 residents.
Indiana: Randolph County
– Share of homes built prewar: 39.6%
– Total prewar homes: 4,022
Established in 1818, Randolph County in east-central Indiana was known for abolitionism and was part of an Underground Railroad route. In the late 1800s, the industry thrived in the county due to the development of oil and natural gas industries, with glass and auto parts manufacturing following. As these industries dried up, the population shrunk, decreasing 6.4% to 24,502 in the 2020 Census.
Iowa: Adams County
– Share of homes built prewar: 45.1%
– Total prewar homes: 689
In southwest Iowa, Adams County is a small rural county within two hours of the state capital, Des Moines; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City. Some of its earliest settlers were the Icarians, a social movement that created a utopian community. The development of the railroad through the county spurred construction in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including the Corning Opera House, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kansas: Lincoln County
– Share of homes built prewar: 56.4%
– Total prewar homes: 683
Traditionally a farming and ranching region, the development of the railroad helped grow the population in the area. Because wood was scarce, local limestone was used to construct fence posts and 1930s-era public construction projects, which earned the county’s nickname of being the Post Rock Capital of the state. By the 1930s, however, the county’s population was already declining—from a peak of 10,142 in 1910, there are now less than 3,000 living there, according to the Kansas Historical Society.
Kentucky: Campbell County
– Share of homes built prewar: 26.8%
– Total prewar homes: 10,181
Across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Campbell County is steeped in agriculture and horse breeding. However, a sleepy rural area is becoming more suburban as people from the big city move out and make their homes here. While some landlocked communities don’t have the space for new development, towns with more land, like Alexandria, can build more houses to accommodate the growth.
Louisiana: Orleans Parish
– Share of homes built prewar: 29.9%
– Total prewar homes: 46,837
The city of New Orleans, which makes up the entirety of Orleans Parish, has a history dating back to the early 1700s, when European settlers first established a trading post there. Still, its growth as a port in the 1800s led to housing development throughout the city. With Creole, French, Spanish, and American influences, various architecture styles developed in the late 1700s to early 1900s, most notably townhomes with iron-railed balconies in the French Quarter; grand homes of the Garden District; and long, narrow shotgun homes designed for the working poor.
Maine: Knox County
– Share of homes built prewar: 31.3%
– Total prewar homes: 5,486
One of Maine’s coastal counties, Knox County, and its county seat, Rockland, have a long history of economic development through natural resources, including a post-Revolutionary War limestone boom and post-Civil War granite industry boom. Shipbuilding, fishing, and seafood processing also thrived in the area in the late 1800s. The Great Depression caused many businesses and industries to fold, although the lime industry held out until the late 1950s.
Maryland: Baltimore city
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.3%
– Total prewar homes: 93,769
Baltimore’s history goes back to the early 1700s, and over the decades, the city grew by leaps and bounds, both in terms of population and area. The rowhouse is Baltimore’s most well-known type of housing. Brought to the U.S. by the British settlers, it has evolved throughout the city’s history—poor workers had narrower homes, and they got more expansive the more money one had. At the beginning of the 20th century, “daylight” rowhouses included enclosed front porches.
Massachusetts: Suffolk County
– Share of homes built prewar: 47.3%
– Total prewar homes: 149,171
Boston makes up most of Suffolk County, and as one of America’s oldest cities, it celebrates its history through its housing stock. A building boom occurred in the mid-1800s when the city filled marshes and swamps to create the Back Bay neighborhood with its historic rowhouses. Developers today have to contend with the city’s many development restrictions, including laws restricting buildings around Boston Common and the Public Garden from being so tall that they would cause shadows in the parks for more than one hour a day.
Michigan: Keweenaw County
– Share of homes built prewar: 43.7%
– Total prewar homes: 454
Michigan’s northernmost county is also its least populated, with just under 2,200 people. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the development of the copper mining industry in the 1840s brought miners to the region, and the shipping industry followed in the 1860s after the Keweenaw Waterway was dredged. Natural resources are a priority for the county’s residents—in 2022, the Nature Conservancy in Michigan purchased 32,600 acres of working forestland to preserve it for public access.
Minnesota: Lac qui Parle County
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.8%
– Total prewar homes: 1,103
Located in western Minnesota along the South Dakota border, Lac qui Parle County is a rural area originally part of the Dakota tribe and settled by the French in the early 1800s. The county was established in 1871. Many prominent buildings were built in the county going into the 20th century, including the courthouse in 1899 and a National Guard armory in 1914. After reaching a peak population of 15,509 in 1940, this rural county’s population has fallen by nearly 57%.
Mississippi: Montgomery County
– Share of homes built prewar: 12.9%
– Total prewar homes: 489
Although Montgomery County wasn’t founded until 1871, cotton plantations primarily drove the economy. In the late 1880s, this area was a major part of the state’s Populist movement, which represented farmers who struggled amid falling cotton prices and rising costs. The county’s population peaked at 17,706 in 1910. Its demographics have shifted from a Black majority to a white majority, as Black residents left-—particularly during the Great Migration—in search of better opportunities.
Missouri: St. Louis city
– Share of homes built prewar: 55.7%
– Total prewar homes: 78,585
As the gateway to the Louisiana Purchase, St. Louis became a major city in the push to settle the West in the first half of the 1800s. At the turn of the 20th century, St. Louis capitalized on the industrialization boom and hosted the 1904 World’s Fair and Summer Olympic Games, which put it on the world stage. But the city’s growth couldn’t continue forever—an 1876 vote had fixed the city’s boundaries and prevented the annexation of other towns, which proved devastating to the city in the 1950s when overcrowding and old housing stock that wasn’t updated during the Great Depression spurred thousands to flee to the suburbs.
Montana: Silver Bow County
– Share of homes built prewar: 36.0%
– Total prewar homes: 5,414
The discovery of gold, silver, and copper in the late 1800s brought thousands of people to Silver Bow County and Butte, its central city. The mining industry thrived, and other sectors, including the railroad, spurred the county’s growth until 1920. Consolidation and technological advances meant mining companies needed fewer workers, causing migration from the area.
Nebraska: Greeley County
– Share of homes built prewar: 48.0%
– Total prewar homes: 439
Greeley County was settled in the 1870s by pioneers moving westward, a colony of Seventh-day Adventists who moved south from Wisconsin, and many Irish immigrants who moved there after the Irish Catholic Colonization Association purchased vast tracts of land for their relocation. Agricultural crops and cattle have been consistent economic drivers, along with the railroad that came through the county seat. The population peaked at 8,685 in 1920; in 2022, the population fell by 74%.
Nevada: White Pine County
– Share of homes built prewar: 16.1%
– Total prewar homes: 561
A sleepy outpost on the Pony Express, White Pine County became a boom town due to the 1867 discovery of a silver deposit that was 3.75 miles long and one-third of a mile wide, one of the biggest in North America. By 1870, the county’s population grew to 40,000 people; that number rose with the discovery of copper, but it also declined as mines closed and jobs disappeared. While mining still occurs, the county’s population hasn’t been above 10,000 since the 1940s.
New Hampshire: Coos County
– Share of homes built prewar: 35.7%
– Total prewar homes: 4,856
Founded in 1771, New Hampshire’s northernmost county comprises about 20% of the state’s land area but less than 3% of its population. However, if you’re counting the state’s moose and bears, Coos County is home to over half of those populations. Two primary industries helped the county grow in the late 1800s: tourism and paper. The railroad brought people north to the grand hotels of the White Mountains, and abundant forests provided material for pulp and paper mills. The rise of the automobile in the early 1900s took tourists elsewhere, and the paper mills that provided good-paying jobs in the early 20th century slowly closed, hurting the local economy.
New Jersey: Hudson County
– Share of homes built prewar: 31.6%
– Total prewar homes: 89,403
Just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, Hudson County is New Jersey’s most densely populated, partly due to its small size of just 46 square miles. Throughout the late 1800s, the county was synonymous with immigration, as immigrants flowed through Ellis Island and put roots down in the county. After the Great Depression, residents sought more space and moved to less dense areas. However, the county has experienced a population boom, growing 27% from its 1990 low to 703,366 in 2022.
New Mexico: Harding County
– Share of homes built prewar: 22.3%
– Total prewar homes: 45
Cattle ranchers and homesteaders were already a mainstay when Harding County established in 1921, on the inauguration day of its namesake, former President Warren G. Harding. Around 5,000 people lived on its plains and enjoyed vast, open spaces. The 1920s were also peak population years—in the 1930s, the Dust Bowl hit the region hard, and the population dwindled. Today, just over 600 people live there, making it New Mexico’s least populous county.
New York: Brooklyn (Kings County)
– Share of homes built prewar: 49.1%
– Total prewar homes: 483,777
First inhabited by the Lenape people, Dutch farmers arrived in this area in 1636. Brooklyn—which makes up the entirety of Kings County—became a major center for manufacturing and sugar refining. The development of the steamboat around 1814 made commuting to Manhattan much more accessible, so Manhattanites moved across the East River, setting off a building boom in Brooklyn. The mid-1800s saw the construction of many wood-framed homes and brick brownstones. The boom died in the mid-20th century as manufacturers left and—ironically—residents moved to more distant suburbs.
North Carolina: Buncombe County
– Share of homes built prewar: 10.5%
– Total prewar homes: 10,827
The Civil War halted Buncombe County’s economic progress in the first part of the 19th century, but it picked up again when the railroad construction finished in 1880. The county—particularly county seat Asheville—got a reputation as a health resort for the wealthy, and land developers rushed to construct more homes during the 1920s. The Great Depression brought the good times to a halt—five banks failed, and Asheville went into bankruptcy, only finally paying off its bonds in 1976.
North Dakota: Golden Valley County
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.7%
– Total prewar homes: 278
Golden Valley County had as many as 22 towns at one time, but today, only three remain. Located on the Montana border, the county settled in the early 1900s, as work on the U.S. Land Survey started, which would allow homesteading in the region. County seat Beach quickly grew from 1905 to 1915 to serve the newcomers and the burgeoning grain industry, but then the growth was over as quickly as it started, and many communities in the county became ghost towns.
Ohio: Seneca County
– Share of homes built prewar: 34.8%
– Total prewar homes: 7,602
The discovery of natural gas in 1888 brought industry and manufacturing to this agricultural region of Northwest Ohio. Industrial growth in the form of glass, porcelain, and brickmaking helped grow Tiffin, the county seat. A major flood in 1913 caused over $1 million in property damage and destroyed 46 homes.
Oklahoma: Alfalfa County
– Share of homes built prewar: 30.0%
– Total prewar homes: 543
Alfalfa County lies along the Kansas border and came into existence when Oklahoma became a state in 1907. Much of the county was used for cattle ranching and wheat farming, and as railroads were built in the early 1900s, the population also grew. It hit a peak population of 18,138 in 1910, but soon after, farms started consolidating, leading to a population decline.
Oregon: Sherman County
– Share of homes built prewar: 35.0%
– Total prewar homes: 249
Sherman County sits along the Oregon Trail in northern Oregon. An agricultural area known for wheat and barley production, the construction of railroads was responsible for much of the economic growth in the towns of Grass Valley and Wasco between 1910 and 1920. The population then declined due to more farming automation, railroads closing, and the Great Depression.
Pennsylvania: Schuylkill County
– Share of homes built prewar: 43.4%
– Total prewar homes: 24,657
Anthracite coal mining contributed to Schuylkill County’s growth throughout the late 1800s and its decline. Companies brought in immigrant labor from Europe, but coal strikes in 1902 and 1925-1926 caused many workers to leave the region, hurting consumer confidence. New mining technologies and alternative heating sources led to the industry’s collapse after World War II.
Rhode Island: Providence County
– Share of homes built prewar: 35.1%
– Total prewar homes: 87,514
Going back to 1636, Providence County has centuries of history, reflected in the number of historical homes in the area. In the 1700s, it played a significant role in trade. After the Civil War, the rise of the wool and jewelry industries led to another building boom that produced many Colonial Revival- and Queen Anne-style homes. The decline of industry in Providence spurred people to move to the suburbs, but even so, new housing can be hard to find—Rhode Island ranks last in the country for issuing new home permits.
South Carolina: Union County
– Share of homes built prewar: 14.3%
– Total prewar homes: 1,594
Union County’s history includes many cycles of economic growth and decline. In the early 1800s, cotton farming led to the rise of plantations and enslaved people, but by the 1830s, improper farming practices made the soil unusable and led to migration from the county. After the Civil War, the county was impoverished, but the development of cotton mills near the turn of the century created a need for more workers and places for them to live.
South Dakota: Douglas County
– Share of homes built prewar: 41.1%
– Total prewar homes: 448
The Great Dakota Boom helped settle this area of southeastern South Dakota. Settlers lured by the potential of the Homestead Act of 1862 could get 160 acres of land for free if they lived on it for five years. Towns built up here in the late 1880s, thanks to the development of the railroad, but the good times didn’t last—Douglas County hit its peak population of 7,236 in 1930.
Tennessee: Unicoi County
– Share of homes built prewar: 11.6%
– Total prewar homes: 883
The northeastern part of Tennessee, known as Unicoi County, was settled in the late 1770s, but Unicoi didn’t come into existence until 1875, forming from two neighboring counties. Initially populated by farmers, the county grew with the development of the railroad in the late 1880s. A U.S. fish hatchery opened in 1897, and Southern Potteries opened in 1916, bringing more jobs to the area throughout the 1940s.
Texas: Terrell County
– Share of homes built prewar: 37.8%
– Total prewar homes: 161
When Terrell County was created in 1905, the railroad had already arrived in the Big Bend area of southwestern Texas. Ranching drove the economy in the county’s early days and helped drive the population. However, the population peaked at 3,189 in 1950 and started declining as railroad jobs disappeared and people moved to cities for work.
Utah: Rich County
– Share of homes built prewar: 26.2%
– Total prewar homes: 173
The area that became Rich County was first popular with fur traders in the early 1800s. After the Homestead Act of 1862 passed, Mormon leader Brigham Young sent Charles C. Rich to the state’s northeastern corner to claim land before non-Mormons could do so. Although the area has harsh winters, the land is suitable for farming and livestock, and these industries help drive the local economy.
Vermont: Rutland County
– Share of homes built prewar: 35.5%
– Total prewar homes: 8,880
Rutland County can trace its roots back to before the Revolutionary War. In the 1830s, marble quarrying became a prominent industry, followed by the development of the railroad. Industrialization in the late 1800s to early 1900s helped the county become the world’s largest producer of marble.
Virginia: Lexington city
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.5%
– Total prewar homes: 772
This city is an independent entity within—though also serving as the seat of—Rockbridge County in the central Shenandoah Valley. It’s home to Washington and Lee University, established in 1790 as Liberty Hall Academy, and Virginia Military Institute, established in 1839. The city did not escape the Civil War unscathed—it was a target of Union troops in 1864. After that war, the Reconstruction era brought instability to the region, but the development of the railroad industry and a real estate boom in the late 1800s brought more growth.
Washington: Garfield County
– Share of homes built prewar: 38.9%
– Total prewar homes: 391
This area of southeastern Washington officially became a county in 1881, although settlers had been in the region throughout the 1800s. Primarily an agricultural area, the development of the railroads in the late 1800s did boost some—but not all—of the town’s fortunes. The Panic of 1893 hurt the region, and several fires significantly damaged Pataha City and Pomeroy. Technology was a boon to the farming industry in the 1910s and 1920s. Still, the Great Depression wiped out those gains, causing a population drain and helping cement the county’s status as the least populous in the state, a title it still holds today.
West Virginia: Ohio County
– Share of homes built prewar: 31.8%
– Total prewar homes: 5,556
This Northern Panhandle county’s history dates back to pre-Revolutionary War times. In the 1800s, its county seat, Wheeling, became a triple-threat transportation hub. It was a terminus for pioneers traveling on the National Road; it built a suspension bridge over the Ohio River, giving people more access to Ohio; and the railroad came to town, which helped build the local economy. After the Civil War, many industries developed, including nails, steel, and coal; however, in the last half of the 20th century, many left the area.
Wisconsin: Lafayette County
– Share of homes built prewar: 32.9%
– Total prewar homes: 2,191
This county in Southwest Wisconsin became a major lead mining area in the early 1800s. Mining created a population boom in the region that peaked in 1870, but the industry remained relevant throughout the 20th century. The area is also a farm region known for its dairy and cheese production.
Wyoming: Niobrara County
– Share of homes built prewar: 29.3%
– Total prewar homes: 298
Before Niobrara County was incorporated in 1911, it was a stop on a stagecoach road between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the gold mines of the Black Hills. It had its own mining camps, and fossil hunters combed the area for dinosaur bones. The discovery of oil and natural gas in the 1910s created a boom for some residents. Still, farmers, ranchers, and bankers went broke after crop and livestock prices took a nosedive after World War I, setting off a depression in the region. The Great Depression 10 years later hit the oil industry, which, too, went into free fall, but creating a refinery helped stabilize the county’s economy. The population, however, has fallen off, and it has since become Wyoming’s least populated county.
Data reporting by Elena Cox. Story editing by Jeff Inglis. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick.
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Watu wengi hupenda kuwa na nyumba ambayo ina sehemu ya historia yake. Lakini ni nini nafasi yako halisi ya kupata moja katika soko la leo? Nyumba za kihistoria ni za kabla ya vita, yaani, zilijengwa kabla ya Vita vya Pili vya Ulimwengu. Nyumba za wakati huo zilikuwa na mitindo mbalimbali ya usanifu, ambayo pia ilitofautiana kulingana na umri wa jiji au kaunti na jinsi ilivyokuwa wakati ilipojengwa. Mitindo ya nyumba ya kabla ya vita ni pamoja na Colonial, Tudor, Georgian, Cape Cod, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Craftsman, na Art Deco. Ikitegemea mahali unapoweza kuishi, inaweza kuwa vigumu kupata nyumba iliyokuwapo kabla ya vita. Karibu asilimia 11 ya nyumba zilizojengwa nchini Marekani zilijengwa kabla ya mwaka 1939. Nyumba za zamani ni rahisi kupata katika pwani ya mashariki, kwani ni sehemu ya nchi yenye makazi ya kwanza. Maeneo mengi katika Pwani ya Mashariki pia kuwa na mkusanyiko mkubwa wa nyumba kabla ya vita kwa sababu hakuna ardhi kama wengi kwa watengenezaji kujenga nyumba mpya. Lakini hilo halimaanishi kwamba huwezi kupata nyumba za kabla ya vita katika nchi nyingine. Katika kila jimbo, kuna miji yenye historia tajiri kama San Francisco, na nyumba zake za rangi ya Victoria, au New Orleans, na mchanganyiko wake wa ushawishi wa Ulaya. "Rocket Homes ilichunguza takwimu za Idara ya sensa ili kujua ni kaunti gani iliyo na nyumba nyingi za kabla ya vita katika kila jimbo, ikihesabiwa kwa kugawanya idadi ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya 1939 na vitengo vyote vya makazi vilivyojengwa katika kaunti hiyo. """ Majimbo yameorodheshwa kwa utaratibu wa alfabeti. Washington D.C. pia ilijumuishwa. "Kwa mfano, ""mwaka wa vita"" ni nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita, kulingana na jinsi Idara ya sensa inavyochunguza data." Majimbo yenye sehemu kubwa zaidi ya nyumba za kabla ya vita ziko hasa kwenye Pwani ya Mashariki na Midwest. Lincoln County, Kansas, ina asilimia ya juu ya nyumba za kabla ya vita katika kaunti za juu katika kila jimbo. Alabama: Chambers County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 12.2% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 1,602 Pamba ilicheza jukumu muhimu katika maendeleo ya Chambers County. Kabla ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe, mashamba ya eneo hilo yalikua pamba, na mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800, wazalishaji wa nguo walianzisha duka katika kaunti hiyo. Katika 1921, kuunganishwa ndani ya sekta ya nguo ya kaunti ilifanya West Point Manufacturing mchezaji mkuu. Leo, kampuni hiyo inajulikana kama WestPoint Stevens, jina kubwa katika vitambaa vya kitanda na bafu. "Kama vile ""Petersburg"" na ""Petersburg"" zilivyojulikana, nyumba za watu wa Tlingit zilikuwa na idadi kubwa ya watu wa Alaska, na watu wa Tlingit waliishi katika eneo hilo kwa zaidi ya miaka 2,000 hadi mwaka 1897 wakati wa uhamiaji wa Norway wa Peter Buschmann." Aligundua ubora wa barafu katika eneo hilo na kuanza sekta ya biashara ya kuhifadhi samaki ya wilaya hiyo. Kwa sababu ya ahadi ya kupata kazi, idadi ya watu iliongezeka hadi watu 2,187 mwaka 1939. Cochise County, Arizona: Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 5.9% Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 2,893 Mwanzoni ardhi ya Apache, kaunti hii katika kona ya kusini mashariki ya Arizona ni hadithi katika historia ya Magharibi kama tovuti ya mapigano ya risasi katika O.K. Corral, ambayo ilionyesha mashujaa wa watu Wyatt Earp na Doc Holliday. Kabla ya jimbo la Arizona kuwa jimbo la Marekani mwaka 1912, watu walipata fedha, dhahabu, na shaba, na hilo lilitokeza ongezeko kubwa la madini. Hata leo, kaunti hiyo inajulikana kuwa mojawapo ya nchi zinazozalisha shaba nyingi zaidi ulimwenguni. Arkansas: Madison County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 11.5% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 696 <unk> Maendeleo ya reli mwishoni mwa karne ya 18 <unk> ilichangia ukuaji wa Madison County. Katika karne ya 20, miji mingi ilijengwa kando ya reli hiyo, huku viwanda vya mbao, mazao ya biashara, na viwanda vya kuhifadhi bidhaa vikikua. Kufungwa kwa reli na Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi ulisababisha uharibifu mkubwa katika eneo hilo, na idadi ya watu ilipungua kwa zaidi ya nusu kati ya mwaka wa 1900 na 1960. Ingawa watu wamehamia kaunti hiyo katika miongo ya hivi karibuni, idadi ya watu bado ni maelfu ya chini kuliko wakati wa kilele chake. San Francisco ni mji wa kwanza katika Amerika Kusini, na ni maarufu kwa nyumba zake za kipekee za Victoria, na wanawake wenye rangi nyingi ambao wanaweza kupatikana katika jiji lote. Nyumba nyingi zilijengwa kuanzia miaka ya 1870 hadi 1890, katika miongo iliyofuata msukosuko wa dhahabu, ambao uliona idadi ya watu wa jiji hilo ikiongezeka kutoka chini ya watu 1,000 hadi 25,000 ndani ya miaka mitatu. Tetemeko la ardhi la mwaka 1906 lilipoharibu majengo 28,000 ya jiji hilo, sehemu kubwa ya jiji hilo ilijengwa upya, na mitindo mingine ya usanifu ikaanza kutumiwa, kutia ndani mtindo wa Mission Revival, Spanish Revival, na Mediterranean Revival. San Juan County ni moja ya majimbo ya Marekani yenye idadi kubwa ya watu wanaoishi katika eneo la juu zaidi la ardhi. Milima ya kaunti hiyo imeweka idadi ya watu chini, kwa hivyo maendeleo mapya ya makazi hayakuwa kipaumbele. Hii imebadilika katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, wakati mahitaji ya COVID-19 yaliyosababishwa na janga kutoka kwa watu wanaojaribu kuhamia eneo hilo yalisababisha bei za nyumba kuongezeka sana. Connecticut: Kaunti ya Windham <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 25.3% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 11,471 <unk> Kaunti ya Windham ina historia nyingi kabla ya vita <unk> Kaunti ilianzishwa mnamo 1726 lakini iliingiza Windham mnamo 1692. Katika miaka ya 1800, reli ilisaidia kukuza eneo hilo, na viwanda vya kusaga mbao, viwanda vya kusaga nafaka, viwanda vya kusaga pamba, na viwanda vya kusaga chuma viliendesha uchumi. Baada ya Vita Kuu ya Pili ya Ulimwengu, viwanda vingi vilifungwa au kuhamishwa kwenye sehemu nyingine za nchi, jambo ambalo liliharibu uchumi wa eneo hilo. Delaware: Kaunti ya New Castle <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 10.2% <unk> Nyumba zote za kabla ya vita: 22,194 Wakati wa kujadili nyumba za kabla ya vita katika Kaunti ya New Castle, ni muhimu kusema ni vita gani. Kaunti ya kaskazini kabisa ya Delaware ina historia yenye historia ambayo huanzia mwaka wa 1651. Kaunti hiyo imeweka wilaya 42 za kihistoria za kuhifadhi mali muhimu za kihistoria na inasimamia kwa uangalifu ukarabati wowote wa nje au maendeleo ndani yao. Washington DC ina majengo ya kihistoria zaidi ya jiji lolote nchini, karibu 1 katika 5 ina majina rasmi ya alama; hii inajumuisha 17% ya nyumba zote za makazi na zaidi ya 15% ya nyumba za familia moja. Nyumba za kihistoria, ambazo nyingi zilijengwa kabla ya 1900, ziko katika kila wilaya ya jiji, ingawa karibu 62% ziko katika Wilaya za 2 na 6 karibu na Capitol Hill na Georgetown. Madison County, Florida: Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 8.4% Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 538 Baada ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe, Madison County katika Panhandle ya Florida ikawa kiongozi wa ulimwengu katika sekta ya pamba na dunia kubwa ya pamba ya pamba ya muda mrefu. Kwa bahati mbaya, sekta hiyo iliharibiwa mwaka wa 1916 wakati wadudu walipoharibu mazao ya pamba. Nyumba za kabla ya vita katika kaunti ni pamoja na hadithi ya muziki Ray Charles 'nyumba ya utoto. Chattahoochee County ni moja ya majimbo ya Georgia ambayo ni sehemu ya mpaka wa magharibi wa jimbo hilo. Mkoa wa Chattahoochee ulibadilika na maendeleo ya Fort Benning Military Reservation mnamo 1918, ambayo sasa inaitwa Fort Moore na bado ni mfadhili mkuu wa uchumi wa eneo hilo. Wakati wa Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi, miradi ya ujenzi ya shirikisho ilichochea ujenzi na maendeleo mengi katika msingi. Kaunti ya Kalawao ni jimbo dogo zaidi nchini Marekani, na lina eneo la kilomita 12 za mraba katika kisiwa cha Molokai, kisiwa cha tano kwa ukubwa nchini. Kaunti hiyo iko kwenye pwani ya kaskazini ya peninsula ya Kalaupapa, ambayo imekatwa na sehemu nyingine ya kisiwa hicho na mwamba wa karibu futi 2,000 juu. Katika karne ya 19, ukoma - sasa unajulikana kama ugonjwa wa Hansen - ulikuwa umekuwa janga huko Hawaii; ili kupambana na kuenea kwake, Mfalme Kamehameha V alikubali Kalawao kama mahali pa kutenganisha watu ambao walikuwa wamepatwa na ugonjwa huo. Kati ya mwaka wa 1900 na 1945, ujenzi wa majengo hayo ulifanywa kwa wingi. Hata hivyo, hakuna nyumba yoyote itakayokuwa inapatikana kwa ajili ya kuuza, kwani wakazi pekee wa kaunti hiyo ni wagonjwa wa zamani, ambao wanaruhusiwa kuishi maisha yao katika koloni, ambayo sasa imekuwa Hifadhi ya Kitaifa ya Kihistoria. Idaho: Shoshone County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 27.8% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 1,510 <unk> Iko katika <unk> Silver Valley <unk> ya panhandle ya kaskazini ya Idaho, historia ya Shoshone County imejaa katika sekta ya madini, na amana kubwa za fedha, risasi, na zinki zilizogunduliwa katika miaka ya 1880. Moto Mkubwa wa 1910 uliharibu eneo la Idaho, Montana, na British Columbia. Mji wa Stark ni mji mdogo wa kilimo ulioko kaskazini mwa Peoria, Illinois. Wahamiaji wa Ulaya waliingia katika eneo hilo katika miaka ya 1800, lakini idadi ya watu wa kaunti hiyo ilifikia kilele cha 11,207 mwaka 1880. Mji huo umekuwa ukikabiliwa na kupungua kwa idadi ya watu kwa miongo kadhaa, na sensa ya 2020 ilihesabu wakazi 5,400 tu. Jimbo la Randolph, Indiana, lilijengwa mnamo 1818 na lilikuwa sehemu ya reli ya chini ya ardhi. Katika miaka ya 1800, sekta hiyo ilifanikiwa katika kaunti hiyo kutokana na maendeleo ya viwanda vya mafuta na gesi ya asili, na viwanda vya glasi na sehemu za magari vilifuata. Kwa sababu ya uharibifu wa viwanda, idadi ya watu ilipungua kwa asilimia 6.4% hadi 24,502 katika sensa ya 2020. Idadi ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 45.1% Idadi ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 689.Kusini magharibi mwa Iowa, Kaunti ya Adams ni kaunti ndogo ya vijijini ndani ya masaa mawili ya mji mkuu wa jimbo, Des Moines, Omaha, Nebraska, na Kansas City. Baadhi ya wahamiaji wake wa mapema zaidi walikuwa Waikariya, harakati ya kijamii iliyounda jumuiya ya kitopia. Ujenzi wa reli kupitia kaunti hiyo ulichochea ujenzi mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 na mapema miaka ya 1900, ikiwa ni pamoja na Corning Opera House, ambayo sasa iko kwenye Usajili wa Kitaifa wa Maeneo ya Kihistoria. Kansas: Lincoln County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 56.4% <unk> Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 683. Kwa sababu mbao zilikuwa chache, mawe ya chokaa ya ndani yalitumiwa kujenga nguzo za uzio na miradi ya ujenzi wa umma ya miaka ya 1930, ambayo ilipata jina la utani la kaunti ya kuwa Post Rock Capital ya jimbo. Hata hivyo, kufikia miaka ya 1930, idadi ya watu katika kaunti hiyo ilikuwa tayari ikishuka kutoka kilele cha 10,142 katika 1910, sasa kuna chini ya 3,000 wanaoishi huko, kulingana na Kansas Historical Society. Kentucky: Kaunti ya Campbell <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 26.8% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 10,181 Kando ya Mto Ohio kutoka Cincinnati, Kaunti ya Campbell imejaa kilimo na uzalishaji wa farasi. Hata hivyo, eneo la mashambani lenye usingizi linakuwa la vitongoji zaidi kwa kuwa watu kutoka jiji kubwa huhamia na kujenga nyumba zao hapa. Wakati baadhi ya jamii landlocked hawana nafasi kwa ajili ya maendeleo mapya, miji na ardhi zaidi, kama Alexandria, inaweza kujenga nyumba zaidi ili kukidhi ukuaji. New Orleans ni mji wa kwanza katika jimbo la Louisiana, na mji wa kwanza katika jimbo la New Orleans, na mji wa kwanza katika jimbo la New Orleans, na mji wa kwanza katika jimbo la New Orleans, na mji wa kwanza katika jimbo la New Orleans. Hata hivyo, ukuaji wake kama bandari katika miaka ya 1800 ulisababisha maendeleo ya makazi katika jiji lote. Kwa sababu ya ushawishi wa Creole, Kifaransa, Kihispania na Amerika, mitindo mbalimbali ya usanifu ilitengenezwa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1700 hadi mapema miaka ya 1900, hasa nyumba za mji zenye balcony za chuma katika Quartier ya Kifaransa, nyumba kubwa za Garden District, na nyumba ndefu, nyembamba za bunduki zilizotengenezwa kwa ajili ya wafanyakazi maskini. Maine: Kaunti ya Knox <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 31.3% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 5,486 Mmoja wa kaunti za pwani za Maine, Kaunti ya Knox, na kiti chake cha kaunti, Rockland, wana historia ndefu ya maendeleo ya kiuchumi kupitia rasilimali za asili, pamoja na boom ya mawe ya chokaa baada ya Vita vya Mapinduzi na sekta ya graniti baada ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe. Ujenzi wa meli, uvuvi, na utengenezaji wa vyakula vya baharini pia ulifanikiwa katika eneo hilo mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800. Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi ulisababisha biashara nyingi na viwanda kufilisika, ingawa tasnia ya chokaa ilidumu hadi mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1950. Maryland: Baltimore City: Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 38.3% - Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 93,769 Historia ya Baltimore inarudi mapema miaka ya 1700, na kwa miongo kadhaa, mji ulikua kwa kasi, kwa idadi ya watu na eneo. Rowhouse ni aina inayojulikana zaidi ya makazi ya Baltimore. Uhamiaji wa Uingereza ulipeleka uhamiaji wa Uingereza, na umebadilika katika historia ya mji huo, na wafanyakazi maskini walikuwa na nyumba nyembamba, na walipata nyumba kubwa zaidi. Mwanzoni mwa karne ya 20, nyumba za mstari wa "mwanga wa mchana" zilikuwa na porches za mbele zilizofungwa. Kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya Marekani, idadi ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita ni 47.3%, na Boston ni moja ya miji ya kale zaidi nchini Marekani. Mji huo ulijaa mabwawa na mabwawa ya maji na kuunda kitongoji cha Back Bay na nyumba zake za kihistoria. Mabadiliko ya ujenzi yanajumuisha sheria za ujenzi zinazopiga marufuku majengo ya Boston Common na bustani ya umma kuwa na urefu wa juu sana na kusababisha kivuli katika bustani kwa zaidi ya saa moja kwa siku. Kaunti ya Keweenaw, Michigan, ni kaunti ya kaskazini kabisa ya Marekani na ina watu wa chini ya 2,200. Katika miaka ya 1840 maendeleo ya sekta ya madini ya shaba yalileta wachimbaji wa madini katika eneo hilo, na sekta ya usafirishaji ilifuata katika miaka ya 1860 baada ya njia ya maji ya Keweenaw kuchimbwa. Kwa sababu ya uhifadhi wa misitu ya asili, shirika la Conservation of Nature la Michigan lilinunua ekari 32,600 za misitu ya kazi ili kuhifadhi kwa ajili ya upatikanaji wa umma. Lac-Quille-Parle County ni eneo la mashambani lililojengwa na watu wa kabila la Dakota na kuhamishwa na Wafaransa mapema miaka ya 1800. Kaunti hiyo ilianzishwa mwaka 1871. Majengo mengi maarufu yalijengwa katika kaunti hiyo katika karne ya 20, ikiwa ni pamoja na jumba la mahakama mnamo 1899 na ghala la silaha la Walinzi wa Taifa mnamo 1914. Baada ya kufikia kilele cha idadi ya watu 15,509 mnamo 1940, idadi ya watu wa kaunti hii ya vijijini imepungua kwa karibu 57%. Mississippi: Montgomery County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 12.9% <unk> Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 489 Ingawa Montgomery County haikuanzishwa hadi 1871, mashamba ya pamba hasa yaliendesha uchumi. Katika miaka ya 1880, eneo hili lilikuwa sehemu kubwa ya harakati ya watu wa serikali, ambayo iliwakilisha wakulima ambao walipambana na kushuka kwa bei ya pamba na kuongezeka kwa gharama. Idadi ya watu wa kaunti hiyo ilifikia kilele cha 17,706 mwaka 1910. Idadi ya watu wake imebadilika kutoka idadi kubwa ya Weusi hadi idadi kubwa ya wazungu, kwani wakazi weusi waliondoka - haswa wakati wa Uhamiaji Mkubwa - wakitafuta fursa bora. St. Louis ni mji wa kwanza katika Marekani, na ni mji wa kwanza katika Marekani, na ni mji wa kwanza katika Marekani, na ni mji wa kwanza katika Marekani. Katika karne ya 20, St. Louis ilipata mafanikio makubwa kutokana na maendeleo ya viwanda na kukaribisha maonyesho ya ulimwengu ya 1904 na Michezo ya Olimpiki ya majira ya joto, ambayo iliweka mji huo kwenye jukwaa la ulimwengu. Lakini ukuaji wa mji haukuweza kuendelea milele - kura ya 1876 ilirekebisha mipaka ya mji na kuzuia kuunganishwa kwa miji mingine, ambayo ilithibitika kuwa mbaya kwa jiji katika miaka ya 1950 wakati watu wengi na nyumba za zamani ambazo hazikuwasilishwa wakati wa Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi zilisababisha maelfu kukimbilia vitongoji. Montana: Silver Bow County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 36.0% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 5,414 <unk> Ugunduzi wa dhahabu, fedha, na shaba mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 ulileta maelfu ya watu Silver Bow County na Butte, mji wake kuu. Sekta ya madini ilifanikiwa, na sekta nyingine, ikiwa ni pamoja na reli, ilichochea ukuaji wa kaunti hadi 1920. Kuunganishwa na maendeleo ya kiteknolojia yalitokeza kwamba makampuni ya madini yalihitaji wafanyakazi wachache, na hivyo kusababisha uhamiaji kutoka eneo hilo. Mji wa Greeley ulijengwa na wahamiaji wa Adventist kutoka Wisconsin na wahamiaji wengi wa Ireland ambao walihamia huko baada ya Chama cha Ukoloni cha Katoliki cha Ireland kununua maeneo makubwa ya ardhi kwa ajili ya kuhamishwa kwao. Mazao ya kilimo na ng'ombe wamekuwa madereva ya uchumi thabiti, pamoja na reli ambayo ilikuja kupitia kiti cha kaunti. Idadi ya watu ilifikia kilele cha 8,685 mnamo 1920, lakini mwaka wa 2022 idadi ya watu ilipungua kwa 74%. Nevada: White Pine County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 16.1% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 561 <unk> Kituo cha kulala kwenye Pony Express, White Pine County ikawa mji wa ukuaji kwa sababu ya ugunduzi wa 1867 wa amana ya fedha ambayo ilikuwa na urefu wa maili 3.75 na upana wa theluthi moja ya maili, moja ya kubwa zaidi katika Amerika ya Kaskazini. Kufikia mwaka 1870, idadi ya watu katika kaunti hiyo iliongezeka hadi watu 40,000; idadi hiyo iliongezeka baada ya kugunduliwa kwa shaba, lakini pia ilipungua wakati migodi ilifungwa na kazi zikatoweka. Ingawa madini bado yanapatikana, idadi ya watu wa kaunti hiyo haijawahi kuwa juu ya 10,000 tangu miaka ya 1940. New Hampshire: Kaunti ya Coos - Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 35.7% - Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 4,856 - Kaunti ya kaskazini ya New Hampshire, iliyoanzishwa mnamo 1771, inajumuisha karibu 20% ya eneo la ardhi la jimbo lakini chini ya 3% ya idadi ya watu. Hata hivyo, ikiwa unahesabu moose na dubu wa jimbo hilo, Kaunti ya Coos ni nyumbani kwa zaidi ya nusu ya idadi hiyo. Viwanda viwili vya msingi vilisaidia kaunti kukua mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800: utalii na karatasi. Reli iliwapeleka watu kaskazini hadi kwenye hoteli kubwa za Milima ya White, na misitu mikubwa ilitoa vifaa kwa ajili ya viwanda vya kutengeneza pulp na karatasi. Kuongezeka kwa magari mapema miaka ya 1900 kuliongoza watalii kwingineko, na viwanda vya karatasi vilivyotoa kazi zenye mshahara mzuri mwanzoni mwa karne ya 20 vilifungwa polepole, na kuharibu uchumi wa eneo hilo. New Jersey: Kaunti ya Hudson <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 31.6% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 89,403 Kando tu ya Mto Hudson kutoka Manhattan, Kaunti ya Hudson ni New Jersey yenye watu wengi zaidi, kwa sehemu kwa sababu ya ukubwa wake mdogo wa maili ya mraba 46 tu. Katika miaka ya 1800, kaunti hiyo ilikuwa sawa na uhamiaji, kwani wahamiaji waliingia kupitia Kisiwa cha Ellis na kuweka mizizi katika kaunti hiyo. Baada ya Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi, wakazi walitafuta nafasi zaidi na kuhamia maeneo yasiyo na watu wengi. Hata hivyo, kaunti hiyo imepata ongezeko la idadi ya watu, ikikua kwa 27% kutoka kiwango chake cha chini cha 1990 hadi 703,366 mnamo 2022. New Mexico: Kaunti ya Harding <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 22.3% <unk> Nyumba zote za kabla ya vita: 45 Wakulima wa ng'ombe na wakulima walikuwa tayari nguzo kuu wakati Kaunti ya Harding ilianzishwa mnamo 1921, siku ya kuapishwa kwa jina lake, Rais wa zamani Warren G. Harding. Watu 5,000 hivi waliishi katika nyanda hizo na kufurahia maeneo makubwa ya wazi. Katika miaka ya 1930 na 1920, Dust Bowl ilisababisha uharibifu mkubwa wa idadi ya watu. Leo, watu zaidi ya 600 wanaishi huko, na hivyo kuwa kaunti yenye watu wachache zaidi katika New Mexico. Brooklyn, New York: Nyumba za watu wa Lenape zilianza kuishi huko mwaka 1636. Brooklyn - ambayo hufanyiza eneo lote la Kaunti ya Kings - ikawa kituo kikuu cha utengenezaji na kusafisha sukari. Kuanzishwa kwa mashua za mvuke mnamo 1814 kulifanya kusafiri kwenda Manhattan kuwa rahisi zaidi, kwa hivyo watu wa Manhattan walihamia ng'ambo ya Mto Mashariki, na kuanzisha ukuaji wa ujenzi huko Brooklyn. Katika miaka ya 1800, nyumba nyingi za mbao na za matofali zilijengwa. Mvuto huo ulikufa katikati ya karne ya 20 wakati wazalishaji walipoondoka na - kwa kushangaza - wakazi walihamia vitongoji vya mbali zaidi. Katika jimbo la North Carolina, eneo la Buncombe County lilikuwa na idadi kubwa ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita, na idadi ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita ilikuwa 10,827 na iliongezeka kwa asilimia kubwa katika miaka ya 1880 na 1980. Kaunti, hasa makao makuu ya kaunti ya Asheville, ilipata sifa kama kituo cha afya kwa matajiri, na watengenezaji wa ardhi walikimbilia kujenga nyumba zaidi wakati wa miaka ya 1920. Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi ulisababisha benki tano kufilisika na Asheville ilifilisika, na hatimaye ililipa dhamana zake mnamo 1976. Kwa mfano, katika jimbo la North Dakota, Golden Valley County, ambayo ilikuwa na miji 22 wakati mmoja, ina idadi ya miji mitatu tu. Mji huo ulianzishwa mnamo 1900 na kazi ya Utafiti wa Ardhi ya Marekani ili kuruhusu homesteading katika eneo hilo. Mji wa kaunti ya Beach ulikua haraka kutoka 1905 hadi 1915 ili kuwahudumia wageni na sekta ya nafaka iliyokuwa ikiongezeka, lakini kisha ukuaji ulikoma haraka kama ilivyotokea, na jamii nyingi katika kaunti hiyo zikawa miji ya roho. Ohio: Seneca County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 34.8% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 7,602 <unk> Ugunduzi wa gesi asilia mnamo 1888 ulileta viwanda na utengenezaji katika mkoa huu wa kilimo wa Kaskazini Magharibi mwa Ohio. Ukuzi wa viwanda katika namna ya kioo, kauri, na kutengeneza matofali ulisaidia kukuza Tiffin, makao makuu ya kaunti. Mafuriko makubwa ya mwaka 1913 yalisababisha uharibifu wa mali zaidi ya dola milioni moja na kuharibu nyumba 46. Alfalfa County ni moja ya majimbo ya Marekani yaliyojengwa kabla ya vita vya pili vya dunia, na ni jimbo la Kansas, na lilitengenezwa wakati Oklahoma ilipojiunga na Marekani mwaka 1907. Sehemu kubwa ya kaunti ilitumika kwa ufugaji wa ng'ombe na kilimo cha ngano, na kama reli zilijengwa katika miaka ya mapema ya 1900, idadi ya watu pia iliongezeka. Idadi ya wakazi ilifikia kilele cha 18,138 mwaka 1910, lakini muda mfupi baadaye, mashamba yalianza kuunganishwa, na kusababisha kupungua kwa idadi ya watu. Oregon: Sherman County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 35.0% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 249 Sherman County inakaa kando ya Oregon Trail kaskazini mwa Oregon. Mji huo ulikuwa maarufu kwa uzalishaji wa ngano na shayiri, na ujenzi wa reli ulisababisha ukuaji mkubwa wa kiuchumi katika miji ya Grass Valley na Wasco kati ya 1910 na 1920. Kisha idadi ya watu ilipungua kwa sababu ya automatisering zaidi ya kilimo, kufungwa kwa reli, na Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi. Pennsylvania: Kaunti ya Schuylkill <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 43.4% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 24,657 Uchimbaji wa makaa ya mawe ya anthracite ulichangia ukuaji wa Kaunti ya Schuylkill katika mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 na kupungua kwake. Kampuni za makampuni zilileta wahamiaji kutoka Ulaya, lakini mgomo wa makaa ya mawe katika 1902 na 1925-1926 ulisababisha wafanyakazi wengi kuondoka katika eneo hilo, na kuharibu uaminifu wa watumiaji. Teknolojia mpya za uchimbaji madini na vyanzo vingine vya joto vilisababisha kuanguka kwa tasnia hiyo baada ya Vita vya Pili vya Ulimwengu. Rhode Island: Kaunti ya Providence <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 35.1% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 87,514 <unk> Kurudi nyuma hadi 1636, Kaunti ya Providence ina karne za historia, iliyoonyeshwa katika idadi ya nyumba za kihistoria katika eneo hilo. Katika miaka ya 1700, mji huo ulikuwa na umuhimu mkubwa katika biashara. Baada ya Vita vya Wenyewe kwa Wenyewe, ongezeko la viwanda vya sufu na vito liliongoza kwenye ongezeko jingine la ujenzi ambalo lilitokeza nyumba nyingi za mtindo wa Colonial Revival na Queen Anne. Kupungua kwa viwanda katika Providence kulisukuma watu kuhamia vitongoji, lakini hata hivyo, makazi mapya yanaweza kuwa vigumu kupata - Rhode Island inashika nafasi ya mwisho nchini kwa kutoa vibali vipya vya nyumba. South Carolina: Union County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 14.3% <unk> Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 1,594 Historia ya Union County inajumuisha mizunguko mingi ya ukuaji wa kiuchumi na kupungua. Katika miaka ya 1800, kilimo cha pamba kilisababisha kuongezeka kwa mashamba na watu waliotumwa, lakini kufikia miaka ya 1830, mazoea yasiyofaa ya kilimo yalifanya udongo usiweze kutumika na kusababisha uhamiaji kutoka kaunti. Baada ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe, kaunti hiyo ilikuwa maskini, lakini maendeleo ya viwanda vya pamba karibu na mwanzo wa karne iliunda haja ya wafanyakazi zaidi na maeneo ya kuishi. Dakota Kusini: Douglas County <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 41.1% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 448 <unk> The Great Dakota Boom ilisaidia kutatua eneo hili la kusini mashariki mwa South Dakota. Wahamiaji waliovutiwa na uwezo wa Sheria ya Homestead ya 1862 wangeweza kupata ekari 160 za ardhi bila malipo ikiwa wangeishi juu yake kwa miaka mitano. Mji huo ulijengwa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1880, kwa sababu ya maendeleo ya reli, lakini wakati mzuri haukudumu. Kaunti ya Douglas ilifikia kilele cha idadi ya watu 7,236 mnamo 1930. Unicoi County: Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 11.6% Jumla ya nyumba kabla ya vita: 883 Sehemu ya kaskazini mashariki ya Tennessee, inayojulikana kama Unicoi County, ilianzishwa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1870, lakini Unicoi haikuanza kuwepo hadi 1775, ikijengwa kutoka kaunti mbili za jirani. Mwanzoni ilijengwa na wakulima, lakini ilikua na maendeleo ya reli mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1880. A U.S. Fish Hatchery ilifunguliwa mnamo 1897, na Southern Pottery ilifunguliwa mnamo 1916, ikileta kazi zaidi katika eneo hilo katika miaka ya 1940. Jimbo la Texas: Kaunti ya Terrell <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 37.8% <unk> Nyumba zote za kabla ya vita: 161 Wakati Kaunti ya Terrell iliundwa mnamo 1905, reli ilikuwa tayari imefika katika eneo la Big Bend kusini magharibi mwa Texas. Ufugaji wa mifugo uliendesha uchumi katika siku za mapema za kaunti na kusaidia kuendesha idadi ya watu. Idadi ya watu waliofika 3,189 mwaka 1950 ilianza kupungua baada ya kazi za reli kutoweka na watu kuhamia miji kwa ajili ya kazi. Utah: Kaunti ya Rich <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 26.2% <unk> Nyumba za jumla kabla ya vita: 173 Eneo ambalo lilikuja kuwa Kaunti ya Rich lilikuwa maarufu kwa wafanyabiashara wa manyoya mapema miaka ya 1800. Baada ya Sheria ya Homestead ya 1862 kupitishwa, kiongozi wa Mormon Brigham Young alimtuma Charles C. Rich kwenye kona ya kaskazini mashariki ya jimbo hilo kudai ardhi kabla ya wasio-Mormoni kufanya hivyo. Ingawa eneo hilo lina majira ya baridi kali, ardhi ni nzuri kwa ajili ya kilimo na ufugaji wa mifugo, na viwanda hivyo husaidia kuendesha uchumi wa eneo hilo. Vermont: Kaunti ya Rutland <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 35.5% <unk> Nyumba zote za kabla ya vita: 8,880 Kaunti ya Rutland inaweza kufuatilia mizizi yake nyuma kabla ya Vita vya Mapinduzi. Katika miaka ya 1830, uchimbaji wa marumaru ukawa sekta maarufu, ikifuatiwa na maendeleo ya reli. Ufundi wa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 hadi mapema miaka ya 1900 ulisaidia kaunti hiyo kuwa mtayarishaji mkubwa zaidi wa marumaru ulimwenguni. Lexington ni mji wa Virginia, na sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita ni 38.5%, na jumla ya nyumba za kabla ya vita ni 772, ingawa pia ni kiti cha Rockbridge County katika Shenandoah Valley. Chuo Kikuu cha Washington na Lee, kilichoanzishwa mnamo 1790 kama Chuo cha Liberty Hall, na Taasisi ya Kijeshi ya Virginia, ilianzishwa mnamo 1839. Jiji hilo halikuponyoka Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe bila kuharibiwa - lilikuwa lengo la vikosi vya Muungano mnamo 1864. Baada ya vita, enzi ya Ujenzi ilileta ukosefu wa utulivu katika eneo hilo, lakini maendeleo ya sekta ya reli na ukuaji wa mali isiyohamishika mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 ulileta ukuaji zaidi. Garfield County ni jimbo la Washington, Marekani, ambalo lilijengwa kabla ya vita na watu wengi zaidi ya mia moja, na eneo hilo lilijengwa rasmi mwaka 1881, ingawa watu walikuwa wamekuwa wakikaa katika eneo hilo tangu miaka ya 1800. Mji huo ulikuwa eneo la kilimo, lakini maendeleo ya reli mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1800 yaliongeza baadhi ya utajiri wa mji huo, lakini si wote. Mlipuko wa 1893 ulisababisha uharibifu mkubwa katika eneo hilo, na moto kadhaa uliharibu sana Patah City na Pomeroy. Teknolojia ilikuwa ni baraka kwa sekta ya kilimo katika miaka ya 1910 na 1920. Hata hivyo, Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi ulifuta faida hizo, na kusababisha uharibifu wa idadi ya watu na kusaidia kuimarisha hadhi ya kaunti hiyo kama yenye watu wachache zaidi katika jimbo hilo, jina ambalo bado linashikilia leo. West Virginia: Kaunti ya Ohio <unk> Sehemu ya nyumba zilizojengwa kabla ya vita: 31.8% <unk> Nyumba zote kabla ya vita: 5,556 Historia ya kaunti hii ya Panhandle ya Kaskazini inatokana na nyakati za kabla ya Vita vya Mapinduzi. Katika miaka ya 1800, mji mkuu wa kaunti ya Wheeling, ulikuja kuwa kituo cha usafiri cha tishio la tatu. Mji huo ulikuwa kituo cha mwisho kwa mapainia waliosafiri kwenye Barabara ya Taifa; ulijenga daraja la kusimamishwa juu ya Mto Ohio, na kuwapa watu upatikanaji zaidi wa Ohio; na reli ilikuja mjini, ambayo ilisaidia kujenga uchumi wa eneo hilo. Baada ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe, viwanda vingi vilikua, ikiwa ni pamoja na misumari, chuma, na makaa ya mawe; hata hivyo, katika nusu ya mwisho ya karne ya 20, wengi waliondoka eneo hilo. Kaunti ya Lafayette, Wisconsin, ni moja ya maeneo ya madini ya risasi ya kwanza katika karne ya 19. Uchimbaji wa madini ulisababisha ongezeko la idadi ya watu katika eneo hilo ambalo lilifikia kilele chake mnamo 1870, lakini tasnia hiyo ilibaki muhimu katika karne ya 20. Eneo hilo pia ni eneo la kilimo linalojulikana kwa uzalishaji wake wa maziwa na jibini. Niobrara County ni moja ya miji ya Marekani yenye watu zaidi ya milioni tisa, na ni moja ya miji ya kwanza ya Marekani iliyojengwa kabla ya vita, na ni moja ya miji ya kwanza ya Marekani iliyojengwa kabla ya vita. Ilikuwa na kambi zake za uchimbaji madini, na wawindaji wa visukuku walichunguza eneo hilo kwa ajili ya mifupa ya dinosaur. Ugunduzi wa mafuta na gesi ya asili katika miaka ya 1910 ulifanya watu wengi waishi katika eneo hilo. Hata hivyo, wakulima, wakulima wa mifugo, na mabenki walivunjika baada ya bei za mazao na mifugo kushuka sana baada ya Vita vya Kwanza vya Ulimwengu, na kusababisha mvurugo katika eneo hilo. Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi uligonga sekta ya mafuta miaka kumi baadaye, ambayo pia iliingia katika kuanguka kwa uhuru, lakini kuunda kiwanda cha kusafisha ilisaidia kudumisha uchumi wa kaunti. Hata hivyo, idadi ya watu imepungua, na tangu wakati huo imekuwa kaunti ya Wyoming yenye watu wachache zaidi. Taarifa ya data na Elena Cox. Uhariri wa hadithi na Jeff Inglis. Uhariri wa nakala na Paris Close. Uchaguzi wa picha na Lacy Kerrick. Hadithi hii awali alionekana juu ya Rocket Homes na ilitengenezwa na kusambazwa katika ushirikiano na Stacker Studio.