Property Address:  818 West Morgan, Meridian
Owner:  Charles Schmidt
Construction Date: c. 1915
Style:  Classical revivial
Description:  2 story frame, hip roof, brick chimney, projected front portico, pediment with inserted circular vent, 
ionic order columns, 1/1 light windows. Front door with side lights and transom windows.
Original Use:  Dwelling
Present Use: Same
Physical Condition:  Good
Construction: Wall:  Wood frame
Construction: Roof:  Wood shingles
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Owner:  Alice Ann Campbell, 115-HS Avenue P 675-6235
Description:   Pre 1900; Razed? Barn razed? & carriage-stable with two cupolas
Original Use:  Dwelling
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:   Route 2, Clifton Texas
Architect/Builder:   Johan Nordahl
Owner:  John Swindoll
Construction Date: 1892
Description:   Originally 2 rooms; 1892 Nordahl additions; symmetrical additions at rear; "gingerbread" porch.
Original Use:   Home
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:  Good
Physical Condition: Altered/Unaltered: Asbestos siding; concrete porch; alum. sash windows
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbect
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Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:  John Swindoll Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  1892
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story frame residence; gable projects from roof on front facade; small porch highlighted
with "gingerbread" detailing; rear alterations; frame barn to west.
Significance: One of seven houses built by Johan Nordahl. The house represents a good example of a late 
19th century Norwegian farmhouse
Original Use:  Residence 
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:   Good
Physical Condition: Altered/Unaltered:  Windows replace; garage addition; cement porch
Construction: Wall:  Frame/Asbestos
Construction: Roof: Shingle
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck
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Multiple Name:  Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significant Year: 1873
Area Significance:   European; Exploration/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function:  Domestic
Historic Function:  Domestic
Period:  1875-1899
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Property Address:   2 miles west of intersection of FM 3220 & Highway 6 on west side of FM 3220
Architect/Builder:  J.H. Bekken
Owner:  Almer Bekken Rt. 2 Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  (1873) 1895
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  Central gabled 1 1/2 story wood frame residence; front elevation virtually unaltered; displays 
gingerbread detailing on front porch; small balcony; single door entrance with transom; "T" plan; original 
log cabin (built 1873) reportedly incorporated in present structure.  Fair Physical Condition Wood frame walls; 
Composition shingled gable roof.  Minor alterations--rear additions; porch added on north and south side.
Site: Moved:  0
Significance:  Outstanding example of a late 19th century Norwegian immigrant. Has remained in family since completion.
Area of Significance: Architecture
Level of Significance:   Local
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Residence
Bibliographic Data: Interview with Almer Bekken 7/79; Copy of historic photo availale.
Informant:  Mr. Bekken (July 1979)
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Owner:  Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Hoover
Construction Date: 1890
Description:  1 1/2 story stone house; 4/4 windows; side light gingerbread; ell plan; frame on recessed section of front; rear additions; small outbuildings.  Rock walls; Shingle roof.  Rear additions--garage
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:   Avenue C (S.H. 6), Valley Mills.  200 block Avenue C (S.H.6) 1 block east of Valley Mills school.
Owner: Jim Petzold
Construction Date:   1911
Description:  Wood frame 2 story frame house; neo-classical revival.  Slate roof.  Outside unaltered-Inside altered.  Excellent Physical Condition
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Year Marker Erected:  1936
Marker Location:   .7 miles west of Meridian on SH 22
Marker Size: 36' Centennial - Highway Marker (pink)
Marker Text:
              Named for the Bosque (Spanish for "woods") River. The territory now part of this county was traversed in 1841 by the Texan-Santa Fe Expedition. Maj. George B. Erath, noted surveyor and soldier, explored the region prior to its settlement.  The first colonists established homes in 1850-51. Among the national groups who immigrated here were the English (at Kent), Norwegians (at Norse and elsewhere), and the Germans (in eastern part of county). Formally created and organized in 1854, Bosque county has traditionally had farming-ranching economy. The Chisholm cattle trail crossed the area in the 1870s. Erected by the State of Texas - 1973
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Address:   Public Sq.
Significance Level:   State
Significant Year:  1886
Architect:   J.J. Kane
Area Significance: Engineering; Politucs/Government; Architecture
Architectural Style:   Renaissance
Current Function: Government
Historic Function:   Government
Foundation:  Concrete
Wall:  Limestone
Roof:  Metal
Period:    1875-1899
Narrative:   The Bosque County Courthouse is located in the center of the public square of a town laid out in 1854 and a county created also in 1854. Located near the geographical center of the county (named after the Spanish term meaning woods), the town (named after a nearby stream) was platted by George B. Erath.   Read More, Click Here
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Property Address:   Courthouse Square
Architect/Builder:   J.J. Kane
Construction Date: 1886
Style: Victorian
Description:  3 story finely cut limestone courthouse. Round arched openings run length of the 3 stories. Metal windows. Nice carvings at quoins and pilaster caps.
Original Use:  County courthouse
Present Use:  Same
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Year Marker Erected:  1965
Designations:  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:   at courthouse square, SH 22, Meridian
Marker Size:  Medallion and Plate
Marker Text:
       Limestone quarried from nearby hills. Gothic styling. Clock tower modified, 1935, to strengthen roof. Unique iron stairs and railing remain. County's fourth courthouse. First, in 1854, was one-room log cabin. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
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Address: 203 E. Morgan
Significance Level:   State
Significant Year:  1895
Area Significance: Politics/Government; Architecture
Current Function: Government
Historic Function:   Government
Period:  1875-1899
Narrative: 
      The Bosque County Jail was erected in 1895 and constructed of rusticated, ashlar-cut, white limestone. Situated one block. east of the county courthouse, the jail stands on the same block as the original. 1856 log jail. The present structure has served as the county jail since its completion in 1895, For many years, the first floor served as the sheriff's living quarters (as originally intended), but in recent years has been used as the sheriff's office. The second floor contains the prison cells.   Read More, Click HERE
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Property Address:  One block east of the courthouse
Architect/Builder:  John Drew (Rock Mason)
Construction Date:  1895
Description:  Two story limestone, T shape in plan, rough cut. Rock face stone 1st floor windows consist of flat stone 
lintels, 2nd floor tall round arch windows and a fortified cornice with crenellation.
Significance:  Constructed on the site of the first jail (a 3 room log cabin) will be vacated later this year.
Original Use:  Jail
Present Use:  Jail
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Mailing Address:   P O Box 345, Clifton   76634
Street Address:  301 S Avenue Q
Annual Attendance:   1500
Number of Volunteers:  36
Types of Exhibits/Collections:    Natural History, Historical, Local/Pioneer History
Funding Sources:   Memberships, Special Events, Donations, Admission Fees
Educational Programs:   Guided Tours, School Tours, Hands-on Activities for Children
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Address:  W of Clifton on FM 182
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1873
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Foundation:   Weatherboard
Wall:  Shingle
Period:   1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Owner:  Mabel & Edwin Brynn
Construction Date:  CA. 1900
Style:   Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  2 story wood frame house; original 'T' plan; herring bone gables; simple front porch; 2/2 vertical light windows; wood sash; nearby stone house ruins.  Wood frame walls; Wood shingled gable roof.  Good Physical Condition.    Minor alterations--rear frame additions
Site: Moved:   0
Significance:   Excellent example of Norwegian immigrant farmhouse in Texas.
Area of Significance:   Architecture
Level of Significance:   Local
Original Use:   Residence
Present Use:   Same
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Year Marker Erected:  1996
Marker Location:   CR 3265 and FM 1991, northeast part of Clifton
Marker Text:
     Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465, this bridge spans 150 feet across the North Bosque River. This type of bridge, called a Whipple truss, was named for its designer. One of the few remaining Whipple truss bridges in the state, it opened up travel routes from the south and west to the north and east.  Withstanding many floods, the bridge provided an important transportation connection for Bosque County residents from 1884 to 1941 when traffic was routed west of the Bosque River to the newly constructed Highway 6. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996
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Property Address:  Off 1991 and Riverside Drive, Clifton
Construction Date:  1884
Original Use:   Wagon bridge over Bosque
Present Use:   Local traffic
Physical Condition:  Good
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Original Use:  Bridge over Bosque River
Present Use:  Same - mail route
Physical Condition:  Good
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Northwest of Valley Mills - 1.5 miles, Near Valley Mills.   C.R. off S.H.6 - 1/2 mile N.W. of Valley Mills, TX
Architect/Builder:   Penn Bridge Company (Beaver Falls, PA)
Description:  Iron bridge.
Original Use:  Bridge (auto)
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:   Good
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Address:  Off TX 6, SW of Meridian
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   State
Significant Year:   1861
Architect:  W.H. Bridges
Other Description:  dog-trot cabin
Area Significance: Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:   Stone
Wall:  Concrete
Roof:  Weatherboard
Period:   1850-1874
Narrative: 
        Located among the rolling hills surrounding the town of Meridian, the Johnson-Bridges House was built around 1860 upon a unique concept which was developed by its builder to ameliorate the hot climate. It was based on the plan of the dog-trot cabin, wherein two rooms were separated by a breezeway, all under a common roof. During the hot months, the prevailing breezes cooled the dog trot, which opened to the east and west.  Read More, Click HERE
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in Use
Historic Function:   Unknown
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall:  Metal
Period:   1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Property Address:   At M.O. Muyhill Mailbox (for sale sign)
Description:   Small stone structure, 6/6 windows, chimney board & hung one wall (east?). Collapsed metal gable roof; small well.   Deteriorated Physical Condition
Present Use:  Vacant

Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Weatherboard
Roof:   Wood
Period:   1875-1899
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Owner:   Ray H. Byford Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  CA. 1868
Style:   Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 story stone house with gable and end chimney; gable porch dominates front facade; rectangular plan; small log crib to north.  Stuccoed stone walls; Comp. shingle roof.  Good Physical Condition.  Major alterations--front porch
Site: Moved:   0
 Significance:  Early Norwegian settler
Area of Significance:  Architecture
Level of Significance:    Local
Original Use:   Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant: Mrs. Radde/Ray Byford (March 1979)
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Owner:  Ray H. Byford - past Turkey Creek
Construction Date: 1867 or after
Description:   1 1/2 story house, frame gabled addition and shed rear addition. Log crib nearby.  Rock walls
Original Use:  Dwelling
Present Use:  Same
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Year Marker Erected:
              1990
Marker Location:
              5.2 miles south of Lakeside Village on FM 56
Marker Text:
      Settlement of northeastern Bosque County began in the 1850s, as people traveling west through the area were attracted to the fertile lands along Cedron Creek. Among the first community projects of the new neighbors was the construction of a school building. A one-room cedar structure, it was also used for church and social gatherings. The original schoolhouse was replaced in the 1930s by a newer frame structure. Like its predecessor, it also served as a church and community center. The school was consolidated with other area schools in 1938, and the building later was dismantled. A community cemetery (about one-half miles west) was established on land adjacent to the school building. Although there may have been earlier, undocumented burials, the oldest marked grave is that of school teacher J. T. Hungerford (1844-1880), the apparent victim of tuberculosis. A few days after Hungerford's death, another community resident, Susan J. Arnold (1845-1880) was also buried in the graveyard. Since that time many area citizens have been interred there. Few residents remain in the Cedron vicinity. The cemetery and school building foundation are the last visible reminders of a once-thriving rural community. (1990)
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Year Marker Erected:  1963
Marker Location:  from Morgan take SH 174 about 10 miles east to marker, located in Kimball Bend Park
Marker Text:
        Kimball, one of the first towns in Bosque County, was established at this site in the early 1850s. One of the westward wagon routes forded the river at this crossing until a ferry was built in 1865. The famous Chisholm Trail made its major crossing of the Brazos here. During the 1870s tens of thousands of Texas longhorn cattle forded the river and were driven to northern markets. Building of barbed wire fences and railroads in the 1880s caused abandonment of the Chisholm Trail.  Kimball, with no railroad and loss of the cattle trail, became a ghost town by the middle 1900s. (1971)
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Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:   Martin Hoel, Jr.
Construction Date:  1891
Description:  Similar to Colwick house; small stone building.  Lumber walls; Composition roof.  Good Physical Condition. Alterations--asbestos siding, aluminum sash windows, porch.
Original Use:   Home for family
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:   1889
Architect:  Johan Nordahl
Area Significance: European; Exploration/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Period: 1875-1899
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Property Address:  1 mile south of intersection FM 182 &  219, 2 miles west of 182 on south side of unnamed county road.
Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:    Mary Orbeck/Rex Colwick 403 S. Avenue J Clifton TX 76634 / 1006 S. Montgomery Starksville MS. 39759
Construction Date:  1889
Style:  Pioneer Nowegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story frame residence with "T" plan, 4/4 windows, small root cellar at rear part of house, enclosed
shed roof porch on front similar rear porch enclosure.  Wood frame walls; Composistion-Gables roof.  Minor 
alterations--porch enclosures and addition to rear.  Excellent Physical Condition
Significance:  Architecture: Local. Reportedly the first all wood frame house in Norse Community. The first house built 
by Johan Nordahl in Bosque. The house represents an excellent example of late 19th century wood frame 
Norwegian immigrant farmhouse.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck
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Address:  8 miles west of Clifton  on FM 219
Owner:  Mary C. Orbeck, Rex F. Colwick.  403 S. Avenue J, Clifton TX 76634
Architect/Builder:  J.H. Nordahl
Style/Type: Vernacular Farmhouse
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Description:   Ell plan; vernacular form with simple, elegant detailing, including eastlake brackets on the porch; 1 1/2 stories.  Good Present Condition
Significance:  Vernacular farmhouse with unusual proportions derived from traditional Norwegian forms; built by locally important builder.   Rural farm setting
Informant:  Mary C. Orbeck
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Year Marker Erected: 1989
Designations:  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:  from Clifton take FM 219 8 miles west; take CR 4230 south 1 mile; take CR 4235 1.1 
miles west to house (first on the right)
Marker Size:  Medallion and Plate
Marker Text:
    John Colwick and his parents came to Texas with Norwegian colonizer Cleng Peerson in 1859. Colwick 
married Mary Jenson in 1879, and they lived in a small home on this site. Using some materials from that
dwelling, this house was constructed for them in 1889 by J. H. Nordahl. The vernacular farmhouse exhibits 
unusual proportions derived from traditional Norwegian forms. Its simple, elegant detailing includes Eastlake 
brackets on the porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1989
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Property Address:  400 block Avenue C (S.H.6A), Valley Mills
Construction Date: late 1800s
Original Use:   Commercial
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:   Good
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Property Address:  5th & Denmark
Construction Date:   pre 1900
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address: 1st Street & Avenue F
Construction Date:  C. 1901
Description:  Stone ??  Stone walls; Flat & Tin roof.  Alterations--Addition; opening closed.  Poor Physical Condition
Original Use:  Cotton-Oil Mill
Present Use:  Storage-Warehouse
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Year Marker Erected:  1987
Marker Location: Valley Mills Cemetery, NW of Valley Mills off SH 6
Marker Size:  Grave Marker
Marker Text:
       (April 29, 1819-July 20, 1891) Tennessee native Roden Taylor Crain, a member of Capt. William Kimbro's Company of San Augustine County volunteers, was a soldier in the struggle for Texas Independence from Mexico. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, and later received a land grant and pension for his service. He settled on his land in present  Bosque County, where he lived the rest of his life. He drowned in the Bosque River and was buried here in 1891. Recorded - 1987
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Property Address:  5 miles east of Valley Mills.  In what is known locally as "The Colony." FM 1637
Owner:  Rocksprings Cumberland
Construction Date: 1890
Description:  One of first Negro churches in Bosque County. 1 story Victorian frame; gabled roof; 1 chimney (brick).  Wood frame walls; Asbestos shingles roof.  Alterations--Windows changed/later addition.  Good Physical Condition
Original Use:  Church
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Year Marker Erected:   1964
Marker Location:   Walnut Springs Park, south side of town on SH 144, Walnut Springs
Marker Text:
       (1826-1881) Indian fighter, lawman and rancher. Settled on the Palo Pinto County frontier, 1854. Led neighbors in defending homes during Indian raids. In 1860 helped rescue Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been taken 24 years before by Comanches.  Captain in frontier troops during Civil War, defending northwest Texas from Indians and northern invasion. Camp Cureton, Archer County C.S.A. outpost, was named for him. Sheriff of Bosque County, 1876-80. Grave is on Flat Top Ranch, near here. (1964)
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Address:   SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:   1893
Architect:  Johan Nordahl
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function:    Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Period:  1875-1899
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Property Address:  Highway 219 West, Norse Community
Architect/Builder:  Hendrick Dahl
Owner:   Milton Dahl, Jr.
Construction Date: 1854 or after
Description:    Incorporated into frame house; severely altered; rods foundation to west of house.  Rock walls
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Architect/Builder: Hendrick Dahl
Owner:  Milton Dahl, Jr. Red 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:   CA. 1855
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  Severely altered stone residence with frame additions; Original openings have been replaced with aluminum sashes.  Stone/Stuccoed walls; Compsition shingle gable roof.  Good Physical Condition.  Major alterations--Little of original exterior appearance remains.
Significance:  Among the first Bosque County Norwegian immigrant farms. Dahl a community leader of the Norwegians.
Area of Significance: Settlement
Level of Significance:  Local
Original Use:   Residence
Present Use:   Same
Informant:     Mrs. Sam Radde (July 1979)
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Property Address:  Near Meridian Creek, near Rock Church.  Near Rock Church; faces north.
Owner:   Bramley-Scroggie, MD Dallas
Description:   Significantly altered; rear brick additions; gable windows altered; gable end exterior chimney's; salt box type barn; central gable.
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Property Address:  2 miles SW of Clifton on FM 219, 1/2 mile south of 219 on unnamed county road.
Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:   E.M. Colwick Rt. 2 Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  1898
Style:   Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story frame residence; front dominated by gable; single door entrance framed with transom and sidelights; door pierces front gable and opens onto small balcony; 2/2 vertical sash windows; stone foundation.  Wood frame walls; Composition shingled gable roof.  Minor Alterations--rear additions.  Good Physical Condition
Significance:   Architecture: Local. An excellent illustration of the late 19th century wood frame Norwegian immigrant farmhouse.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck/Clarence Colwick
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Property Address:  .5 miles from FM 219, Near Clifton
Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:  E.M. Colwick
Construction Date: 1898
Original Use:   Home
Present Use:   Home
Physical Condition:  Good
Construction: Wall:  Lumber
Construction: Roof:  Composition
Informant:   Mrs. D.E. Orbeck
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Owner:  Dick White
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Year Marker Erected:   1970
Marker Location:  Pool Park Reunion Grounds, from Clifton take SH 6 4 miles south to marker
Marker Text:
         One of three polling places in first election held after Bosque County was organized in 1854. Of 21 votes cast on that occasion (August 7, 1854) in county, 17 were polled under this tree. J. K. Helton was election judge. Officials elected were: L. H. Scrutchfield, judge; P. Bryant, sheriff; Jasper N. Mabray, clerk; Isaac Gary, assessor-collector; Archibald Kell, treasurer. In later years, Bosque County Old Settlers Association used this site for reunions, by the courtesy of Tom M. Pool, owner of the land. Site was known locally as Pool Park. (1970)
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1893
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Weatherboard
Wall:   Metal
Roof:   Wood
Period:  1900-1924; 1875-1899
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Property Address:  4.5 miles north of intersection FM 219 & 182, 1 mile south of 182 on private road.
Architect/Builder:   Bernard Ellingson
Owner:   Milford Murphree Star Route 1, Cranfill's Gap TX 76634
Construction Date:   1893/1900
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: 1 1/2 story wood frame house built in 1895 with 1924 additions; simple one room stone house built 1900; mud mortar used in stone house.  Wood frame/Rubble Stone walls; Metal Gable roof.   Minor Alterations--1924 additions to wood frame house.  Good Physical Condition
Significance:   A good example of Pioneer Norwegian farmstead. Stone built for Elder Ellingson as a "retirement" house.
Level of Significance:  Local
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant:   Milford Murphree (July 1979)
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Property Address:  514 North Bosque, Meridian
Owner:  Epispocal Church
Construction Date:  1912
Significance:   Oldest church building in town.
Original Use:  Church
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:   Good
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1874
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:  Log
Wall:  Stone
Roof:  Metal
Period:  1875-1899; 1850-1874
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 Front of John Erikson   http://www.webofroots.com/bosque/pics/1jhnhse.jpg
Owner:   Pam Huff; John Bernard Erikson; Barleson
Description:  Nordahl type farmhouse with single central gable 1 1/2 story frame; 2/2 vertical sash windows; rear additions; stone foundation. John Erickson son is dentist in Clifton.
Site: Moved:  0
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Property Address:  5 miles S.E. Meridian, Rural Meridian
Architect/Builder:   Schow Lumber Company
Owner:  Sam Radde
Construction Date:  1915
Significance:   Built as Summer House by Gov. James E. Ferguson 1915-1917 during his term of office as Governor.
Original Use:   Dwelling
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:    Good
Construction: Wall:  Wood exterior
Construction: Roof:  Wood shingles
Informant:     Mrs. Sam Radde
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:  LIimestone
Roof:  Earth
Period:  1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Property Address:  Near Swindell House #14
Description:  Remains of small 1 1/2 story stone house. Well nearby. Historic arches site. Chimney almost intact.  Fireplace - ruins.
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Year Marker Erected: 1991
Designations:  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:   SH 6 at 5th Street
Marker Text:
     Methodists in this area trace their history to the 1840s, when circuit-riding preachers began holding camp meetings on a nearby farm. In 1889, after the railroad caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the Methodists built their first church, located in a residential area. In 1915 the congregation voted to move downtown. This brick structure, which features two inset temple-front entries with Ionic columns, was completed by 1916. Art glass windows, corbelled brickwork, and a pressed metal roof which simulates tile are also prominent. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991
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Other Name:  Old Bank Building
Address: Main and Morgan Sts.
Significance Level:   Local
Significance Name:  J.W. Rudasill
Significant Year: 1889
Architect:  Unknown
Area Significance: Commerce; Architecture
Current Function: Government
Historic Function:   Commerce/Trade
Foundation:   Limestone
Wall:   Limestone
Roof:  Brick
Period: 1875-1899
Narrative: 
       The Old First National Bank Building in Meridian is situated on the northwest corner of Main and Morgan Streets. The two-story building with load-bearing walls of limestone and brick masonry construction was erected in 1889. The lower level employs coursed quarry-faced ashlar limestone and is pierced by arched openings on both the north (Morgan) and east (Main) elevations. Exhibiting Romanesque Revival influences, this arcade is comprised of a series of round arches resting upon limestone piers which extend to the building's foundation. The first floor openings are recessed and display square fixed single-light windows with smooth stone sills and round arch transoms of small rectangular lights.   Read More, Click HERE
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Property Address:  Main & Moragan, Meridian
Construction Date:  1889
Site: Moved:    0
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Construction Date:
                         1889
Description:   2 story limestone and brick building. South facade consists of 4 arched openings. Lower level constructed of limestone and 2nd floor brick and limestone. East wall consists of a lower continuous 10 arched bay with 2nd floor. Flat lintel windows.  Limestone and brick walls.  Good Physical Condition;  Alterations--Windows 1st level & upper parapet wall/interior ceilings.
Significance:   Constructed on the site of the first Bosque County Courthouse, J.W. Rudasill Chartered bank in 1885 - continued to use this building as a bank until 1969. (Bosque County Bank, First National Bank, Farmer's State Bank)
Present Use:  Courthouse
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Year Marker Erected:  1983
Designations:   Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:  Louise and Charles Streets, Morgan
Marker Size:  Medallion and Plate
Marker Text:
              Organized in 1889, the Morgan Methodist Church first held worship services in the Baptist church building. At an 1891 revival, the fellowship initiated plans to construct this sanctuary. Originally a one-room structure, the building was enlarged in later years as additional rooms were needed. The Carpenter Gothic building exhibits some Greek Revival detailing and features lancet windows and a 1901-02 belfry. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
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Property Address:  1 mile north of Valley Mills at FM 56 & FM 1637
Owner: Vann Crosley
Construction Date:  C. 1875
Description: 1 story frame Victorian house; ell shape in plan; gable roof with 1 chimney (limestone); front porch with turned columns with 3 bays; and attached rear screened-in porch; 4/4 window lights and shiplap siding.
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:   Abandoned
Informant: Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Property Address:   Avenue A, Valley Mill Texas.  1/2 block north of City Hall.  Rock-limestone walls; Flat-built up roof Alterations--Lean-to. Poor Physical Condition
Owner:  Mrs. Cunningham
Construction Date:   C. 1919
Description:  2 story stone ; actual windows 2/2.
Original Use: Mill (Steam)
Present Use:  None
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Property Address:  Hamilton Street & S. Hill Street, Meridian
Architect/Builder: J.W. Rudarill
Owner:  Sam Lawson
Construction Date:  C. 1900
Style: Stone Vernacular
Description:  1 story limestone building, segmented stone arch. Parapet wall. Rectangular plan.  Limestone walls; Flat/built-up roof Alterations--Installed concrete beam above front opening.  Fair Physical Condition
Significance:  Original use as flour mill in Meridian.
Original Use:   Flour mill
Present Use:  Warehouse
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Year Marker Erected:  1996
Marker Location:  4 miles south of Clifton on FM 2602 right-of-way
Marker Text:
              South Carolina natives William and Rutha Gary migrated west with their family, and by 1852 settled in this area, then part of McLennan County. In 1854, when Bosque County was formed, William Gary was chosen as one of five county commissioners. Five Gary family members were among the voters in the first county election. William Gary died in 1855, followed by Rutha in 1868. Their graves formed the nucleus of this cemetery that grew slowly over the next sixty years.  About 35 graves are marked; 25 more stones are not inscribed. The last burial occurred in 1932. (1996)
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Owner:  Pat Erickson ? Pernell (Aars) in Clinton
Description: 1 1/2 story with ornate porch; double door entrance; turned columns; two gable dormers; windows protrude from the front; 2/2 vertical sash windows; rear additions; faces south. Harmony Community Razed ?
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1872
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Log
Wall:  Stone
Period: 1850-1874
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Owner:  Tom Parks Rt. 2 Clifton TX 76634
Site: Moved:   0
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Property Address:  Parks Ranch-North of Meridian Creek
Architect/Builder:   Bunt or Adolph Godager
Owner:  Parks Ranch
Construction Date:    C. 1871-78
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year: 1868
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:   Stucco
Wall:   Limestone
Period: 1850-1874
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Property Address:  3 miles west of intersection of FM 219 & 182 on north side of 219
Owner:  Tilden & Sam Pederson
Construction Date:  CA. 1860
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian
Description:  Small 1 1/2 story stone residence with frame addition to the west. Two entrances on south facade of original stone house; large stone lintels; single chimney of stone extends from metal gable roof.  Ashlar stone/Wood frame walls;  Metal gable roof.  Alterations--Early frame addition in poor condition.  Poor Physical Condition
Significance:  Good example of an early pioneer Norwegian farmhouse. Settlement/Local
Original Use: Dwelling
Present Use:  Barn
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Address:   SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1869
Area Significance: European; Architecture/Engineering
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:  Stone
Wall:  Metal
Period:   1850-1874
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Property Address:  2.75 miles west of intersection FM 182 & 219 on north side of 219
Architect/Builder: Yern Grimland
Owner:  Tilden & Sam Pederson Route 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date: CA. 1875
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian
Description: 1 1/2 story stone residence, sidelights, frame entrance exterior, gable end stone chimneys, 6/6 windows, ell addition, ruins of log cabin at rear.  Ashlar stone walls; Comp. shingled gables roof.  Minor alterations--porch altered, rear ell addition.  Fair Physical Condition
Significance:  House on Gary Creek. Grimland served as one of the most influential and respected of the immigrants.  Because of his educational background, he provided legal as well as business advice to area residents. His house served as his "office". It stands as a good example of a Norwegian farmhouse. Community leader, Architecture, Local.
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Same
Bibliographic Data:  Oris E. Pierson's master thesis on file at UT Austin
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Description:  Altered 1 1/2 story frame house; large central gabled porch extends from roof; gable end interior chimney - faces east.
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Property Address:  About 2 miles from road
Owner: Pederson, Filden & Sam
Original Use:  Dwelling
Present Use:  Barn
Physical Condition: Poor
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Owner:   Mrs. Raymond (Lonnie) Reesing Rt.2 Clifton TX 76634
Description: Good ruins of stone house; fence; cistern; foundation still visible of house behind present 1960's (?) house. See field notes of DM & KB 10/82.
Site: Moved:  0
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Owner:  Oliver Hansen Rt. 2
Site: Moved:  0
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Property Address:  Off of County Road outside of Cranfills Gap
Architect/Builder:  Nordahl ?
Owner: Walter Hansen 414 S. Avenue K, Clifton TX 76634
Description:  1 1/2 story with central gable; 4/4 although most sashes removed; used as a barn; rear ell addition; later another gabled wing to form a "V" plan; entrance framed with sidelighter and gabled porch.   Frame walls; Shingle roof.  Rear additions.  Deteriorated Physical Condition
Original Use:  House
Present Use:   Vacant
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Property Address:  2 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182, 1/2 mile south of FM 182 on west side of unnamed county road, Norse Community
Owner: Ms. Cora Roberts Route 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date: CA. 1870
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story stone residence with frame addition; forms a 'T' plan; 2/2 vertical sash windows; rear shed addition; stone barn with steep gable roof; cedar post fence.  Stuccoed/Wood frame walls; Composistion shingled gable roof.   Fair Physical Condition; Minor Alterations--Early frame ell wing; small shed roof rear addition
Significance:  Architecture: This complex represents a good example of a late 19th century Norwegian immigrant farmhouse and associated outbuildings.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
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Property Address:  Turkey Creek area, Norse Community
Owner:  Dr. Henderson-Waco R.E. Henderson only? 7224 Westover Road 76710 (Taggart?)
Description: 1 1/2 story stone house; significantly altered with aluminum sash windows; large gable front with 20's and 30's columns supporting projecting gable section; two front entrances ababa.
Significance:  Large stone
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Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner: Martin Hoel, Jr. Rt.2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  1891
 Style: Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story frame residence; ell plan; stone foundation; front projecting gable wing pierced with two windows on each floor porch altered; stone barn to west with metal roof and additions.  Asbestos (Frame?) walls; Composition gables roof.   Porch altered--Asbestos siding; aluminum sash windows.  Good Physical Condition
Significance:  Although severely altered, one of few examples of a Johan Nordahl house in Bosque County. Nordahl, a native of Norway, built at least 7 houses in area. He also designed and built furniture.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use: Same
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck/Clarence Colwick
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1881
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic' Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:  Stone
Wall:  Stucco
Period:  1900-1924; 1875-1899
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Significance Level:  Local
Significant Year:  1850
Cultural Affiliation:  Neo-American; Paleo-Indian
Area Significance: Prehistoric; Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Current Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Function:  Domestic
Historic Subfunction:  Village Site
Period:   1900-1924; 6000-6499 BC; 1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Architect/Builder:  Ole Holen
Owner:  Glenn Gustafson
Construction Date:  1890
Style:   Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 story rectangular plan; barn board and batten resting upon a stone foundation; metal gable roof; another small board and batten with stone foundation; stone well.  Board and Batten walls; Metal Gable roof.  Good Physical Condition
Site: Moved:  0
Significance:  Good example of Norwegian barn.
Level of Significance:  Local
Original Use:  Barn-well or cistern ??
Present Use:  Barn-abandoned
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde (June 1979)
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Property Address:  1.1 miles south of 219-3.1 miles NE 219 & 182, Norse/Clifton
Architect/Builder:  Ole Holen
Owner:  Glenn Gustafson
Description: Stone foundation barns; board and batten.
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:   318 East Morgan, Meridian
Architect/Builder:   Nimrod Hughes
Owner:  Ida Odle
Construction Date:  1900
Description:  Victorian-2 story frame.  Good Physical Condition
Original Use: Dwelling
Present Use: Same
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address: 4 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182; on south side of FM 182
Owner: Paul Hokand 2204 Healey Dallas 75228
Construction Date:  CA. 1870
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:   Small stone residence; exterior gable end chimney on west facade; exterior staircase on east elevation; small front porch enclosed ruins of stone outbuilding just south of house.  Ashlar stone walls; Metal gable roof.  Poor Physical Condition.  Minor Alterations--early stone rear addition
Site: Moved:  0
Significance:  Good example of a Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Level of Significance: Local
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Vacant
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Property Name:   James Jens Jensen House
Site: Moved:  0
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Year Marker Erected: 1976
Marker Location: 13 miles west of Clifton, via 219 west to 182 north to Gary Creek Rd, (CO 4175) marker is in front of small
              ranch house 500 feet from CO 4175
Repairs Completed:  Repairs are needed
Marker Text:
           Jens Jenson (1835-1912) came to this county with his Norwegian parents and their family in 1854. Later he was a sailor berthed in Galveston for some years; he also served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War (1861-65). After he bought part of his parents' land in 1867, he built one stone room of this house and married Sarah Swenson in 1868. As his family grew to 11 children, he added rooms, three of stone, two of wood. After his death, a son, Palmer, bought the place. In 1958 grandson Arden Jenson purchased the land. He lives in the house, farming the ancestral acres. (1976)
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Address:  NW of Clifton on FM 2136
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1876
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in Use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Weatherboard
Wall: Stone
Roof:  Metal
Period:  1875-1899
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Architect/Builder:  Jens Jenson
Owner: Arden Jenson
Construction Date: 1867
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: 1 1/2 story stuccoed stone residence with gabled roof frame; front addition; board and batten; top portion of stone section; intersecting gable.  Stone/Frame walls; Compsition-intersecting gable roof.  Major Alterations--1 1/2 story frame front addition; small frame additions (garage) on facade.  Good physical condition
Site: Moved:  0
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Architect/Builder:  Jens Jenson, Jr.
Owner:  Arden Jenson
Construction Date: 1867
Original Use:   Residence
Present Use: Same
Physical Condition: Altered/Unaltered:  Altered: rear additions and frame; garage addition
Construction: Wall:   Rock/Wood
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Route 2, Clifton Texas 76634
Owner:  A.C. Parsons Rt. 2 Waco & Clifton
Description:  (Game Preserve)
Bibliographic Data:   See notes on J.H. Bakken House-see #8
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Owner:  Milton Solberg, Jr. Rt. 2, Clinton TX 76634
Site: Moved:  0
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Property Address: 1.5 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182 on south side of FM 182
Architect/Builder:  A. Mickelson
Owner: Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Williams 707 Park Street, Gatesville TX 76528
Construction Date:  1887/1910
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: 1 1/2 story stone residence with early (1910) frame addition to stone part. 'T' plan; with recent rehabilitation; original front porch (west side) enclosed; entrance changed to west elevation. Original front door incorporated into east side changes; small frame outbuilding ("skur") to east of residence built for children of family.  Ashlar stone/Wood frame walls; Wood shingled gable roof.  Excellent physical condition.  Alterations--Moderate:  orientation changed to east; compatible rear additions; porch altered.
Site: Moved:  0
Significance:   Good example of Pioneer Norwegian farmhouse. Recently rehabed and thus potentially an important catalyst for this preservation, stabilization, and/or rehabilitation of other Norwegian houses in the area.
Area of Significance:  Architecture
Level of Significance: Local
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Same
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Description: 2 story frame; 2/2 vertical sash windows; concrete porch or originally stone house with frame additions; chamfered columns.
Significance:  Barn-frame with metal gable roof.
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Property Address:   Lake Whitney at Old Kimball
Owner:  FED. (Kimble Bend Park)
Construction Date: 1871
Description:  1 room ruins; concrete construction in ruins; Est. 1871.   Poor physical condition
Original Use:  School
Present Use: Vacant
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Highway 174; 0.3 miles west of Brazos R., Rural (East of Morgan)
Date/Period: 1854
Construction: 1 story limestone
Physical Condition:  Ruinous
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Property Address:  Highway 174 west of Old Kimball
Construction Date:  C. 1880
Style: Victorian
Description: Limestone ruins; segmental arched windows; fenestrations; Kimball boomed 1870's; cattle drives thru here. Limestone walls.  Poor physical condition
Original Use:  School
Present Use:   Ruins
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year: 1870
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall: Aluminum
Period:  1850-1874
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Address:    6 miles east of Cranfils Gap on C.R. connecting SH 22 & FM 182
Owner:  Jack H. Thomas, 720 Simpson Terrace, Bedford TX 76021
Date: Estimated: 1860's
Style/Type: Vernacular Norwegian Farm Complex
Original Use:  Farm
Present Use:  Same
Description:  Log/limestone farmhouse; two barns; outbuildings.  Good physical condition
Significance:   Fine example of rural Norwegian vernacular farm complex.
Bibliography: State Marker application
Informant:  Betty Edgar
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Property Address: 5.5 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182 on south side of FM 182 
Architect/Builder:  Salve Knudson
Owner:  Dusty Rhodes 104 Citizens National Bank Building, Abilene TX 79604
Construction Date:  1868
Style: Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description  1 1/2 story stone residence with stone chimney on west elevation; steep gable roof; gabled roof addition on front; shed roof frame addition onto rear.  Stone/Frame walls; Metal Gable roof.  Poor to fair physical condition
Significance:  Architecture/Settlement: Local. One of the older farmhouses in Norse area. It is an excellent example of a Pioneer Norwegian farmhouse.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use: Vacant
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Construction Date: 1868
Description: 1 1/2 story stone residence metal gable roof; west elevation displays a stone exterior chimney at gable end; shed; rock walls; frame rear addition; ruins of outbuilding; well toward creek.
Original Use: Dwelling
Present Use: Vacant
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Year Marker Erected:  1988
Marker Location: from Cranfills Gap, take CR 445 about 6.5 miles east to marker, on south side of highway
Marker Text:
              Norwegian immigrant Knud S. Knudson (1830-1910) and his family moved to Bosque County in 1868. He received a state land grant and established a farm at this site. A small log home was erected in the 1860s and was later enlarged with a limestone addition. Knudson and his wife Gunhild (d. 1917) were the parents of eight children. This farmstead, consisting of the family home, two barns, and out buildings, remained in the Knudson family until 1945. It is a fine example of a rural Norwegian vernacular farm complex. (1988)
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Property Address:  .2 miles from; near Neils Creek, Norse Community
Owner:  Brinn?? Mabel Bryan
Description: 2 story frame
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year: 1893
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:   Weatherboard
Period: 1875-1899
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Year Marker Erected:  1981
Marker Location: from Clifton, take SH 6 south about 3.9 miles, take FM 2602 south about 9.6 miles to cemetery
Marker Text:
           Pioneer area settler Joshua McCuistion donated land at this site for a Methodist chapel to serve the community of Hollis Prairie. Completed about 1880 adjacent to a schoolhouse, it was built by John R. Lane and his sons, for whom the settlement was later named. The oldest marked grave in the church cemetery is that of Plonzo "Pompey" Cox (1840-1880). Regular worship services here were discontinued in 1960 and the Lanes Chapel Memorial Association was established to restore and maintain the building and grounds. A homecoming is held at this site each June. (1981)
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year: 1904
Area Significance: European; Exploration/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic
Wall:  Shingle
Roof: Wood
Period: 1900-1924
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Owner:   Mildred Patterson & Bernice Thompson P.O. Box L.P. Station Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date: CA. 1990-1904
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: 1 1/2 story wood frame house; 'T' plan with typically Norwegian high pitched gables; front porch displays turned columns; fenestration.  Wood frame walls; Wood shingled gable roof
Site: Moved: 0
Significance: An outstanding illustration of turn-of-the-century Norwegian immigrant farmhouse in Texas.
Area of Significance: Architecture
Level of Significance:  Local
Original Use: Residence
 Present Use: Same
Informant: Mildred Patterson
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Property Address: North of Valley Mills; 1 mile on FM 56
Owner: Vann Crosley
Construction Date: C. 1875
Description: 8' foot diameter kiln; constructed of limestone; 30' feet southeast of kiln are foundation remainss of storage building used during the active years of the kiln.  Limestone walls
Significance:  Kiln was used for the construction of many local stone buildings around Valley Mills.
Original Use:  Limestone kiln
Present Use: Ruins
Informant: Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year: 1861
Architect: Eric Linberg
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Foundation:  Stone
Period: 1850-1874
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Architect/Builder:  John Odle
Owner:  Mr. & Mrs. George Chase
Construction Date: 1865-70
Description: 1 story log with 1 chimney; front porch; 1/2 dovetail notching; 6/6 windows.  Heron logs/Cedar rafters walls; Shingles roof.  Alterations--Additions to rear; lean to and porch not original.  Excellent physical condition.  On lower Mashiem road 5 miles west of Valley Mills
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use: Same
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Year Marker Erected: 1970
Marker Location:  from Meridian, take SH 144 north about 1 mile to marker in picnic area.
Marker Text:
           Only a log kitchen now marks the homesite of John Lomax, one of the foremost collectors of American folksongs. Here, on part of the Chisholm Trail, young Lomax heard cowboys crooning and yodeling to restless herds; Negro servants taught him jig tunes, chants, work songs, and calls; and on winter nights his family sang songs and swapped stories around a blazing fire. Lomax began to write down this music while still a boy; and when he left Bosque County at age 20, he carried with him a roll of cowboy ballads -- the nucleus of his lifelong work. (1970)
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Address:  101 Main St., Meridian
Significance Level:  Local
Significant Year:  1901
Architect:  J.M.Williams
Area Significance: Commerce; Architecture
Current Function:  Vacant/Not in Use
Historic Function:  Commerce/Trade
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall:  Limestone
Roof:  Asphalt
Other Materials:  Stucco
Period:  1900-1924; 1925-1949
Narrative: 
     The 1901 Lumpkin Building is a 2-story, 2-part commercial block limestone building. The building occupies a corner lot north of the Bosque County Courthouse in Meridian’ central business district.  Read More, Click HERE
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Owner: Frank Woodruff
Construction Date:  1898
Description:  2 story frame lateVictorian house. 1/1 window lights.  Wood frame walls; Asbestos shingles roof. Alterations--Exterior asbestos siding.  Fair physical condition.  North of town square
Significance: Dr. J.J. Lumpkin
Original Use:   Dwelling
Present Use: Same
 Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Address:  512 North Main St., Meridian
Year Marker Erected: 1982
Marker Text:
           South Carolina native James J. Lumpkin (b. 1852) settled in Meridian in 1878. He established a medical practice and pharmacy, and was a prominent landowner. He married Ida Etoile (Fuller) (d. 1954), daughter of Moses W. Fuller (1830-1868), a successful Meridian businessman, and they became civic leaders and benefactors of the town. The Lumpkins' home, built in 1898, was a center of social life and activities. After their deaths, Frank Woodruff, Mrs. Lumpkin's cousin, owned the residence. The octagonal corner tower reflects the original Eastlake style of the structure. (1982)
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Property Address:  On hill north of town, Iredell
Owner:  Denny Proffitt
Construction Date:  pre 1900
Significance: Aunt Clara the artist lived her childhood here and later painted scenes here.
Original Use:   Dwellilng house
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address: Corner of Main & Hamilton, Meridian
Architect/Builder: Reuben Warren & Lee Warren
Owner:  Public - City of Meridian
Construction Date:   1916
Description: 1 story rock faced, mission revival influence on raised parapet. Central archivolt recessed entry flanked by two stilted arch windows, Gable roof, 1/1 windows with transom.  Fair physical condition--some cracking occurring in walls.  Restrooms added in rear.  Limestone walls; Composition shingles roof.  Located one block north of the courthouse.
Original Use:   Library
Present Use:  Vacant
Informant:  Rebecca Radde
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Property Address:   Main at Hamilton, N.W. corner, Meridian
Architect/Builder:  J.J. Lumpkin
Construction Date:  CA. 1915
Description: 1 story rubble limestone with mission style raised parapet. One large room.  Limestone walls; Compositional roof.  One block north of square
Significance: Mrs. Lumpkin had it built in memory of Moses & Eliza Fuller, her parents. Gave to city and club use.
Present Use:  Vacant-proposed for community center
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Bateman at Morgan street, Meridian
Owner:  Bosque Bank
Construction Date: c. 1890
Description: Victorian style, two story wood frame hotel building with double gallery 2/2 windows.  frame walls; composition roof.  1 block with square.  Fair physical condition
Original Use: hotel
Present Use:  vacant
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address: Meridian State Park
Owner: State of Texas
Construction Date:  1930's
Original Use: Concession house and restrooms
Present Use: Same
Physical Condition: Good
Construction: Wall:   Rock
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:    Riverside Drive, Clifton
Construction Date:  1858-66
Original Use:  Flour Mill
Physical Condition:  Mill is gone;  Dam is still there
Informant:   Mrs. Sam Radde
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Owner:  M.L. Solberg / Paul Golden 514 N. Avenue H 675-8289 ownes stone house near small frame church
Construction Date:  1912
Site: Moved:  0
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Year Marker Erected:  1964
Marker Location: at courthouse square, SH 22, Meridian
Marker Text:
              (1822-1862) Soldier, statesman and Indian fighter. In his native Georgia, a legislator and mayor of city of Atlanta. General in Cuban liberation forces, 1850. On reaching Texas 1856, joined state troops fighting Indians. Elected 1859 to State Legislature; served as delegate to 1861 Texas Secession Convention. In the Civil War raised, trained and led 10th Regiment Texas Infantry. Sent into defense of Arkansas, repulsed Federal assault on Devall's Bluff, June 1862. Died of illness in camp near Austin, Ark., October 7, 1862. (1964)
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 182, Clifton
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1870
Area Significance: Community Planning & Devolpment; European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Industry/Processing/Extraction
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall:  Metal
Period: 1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Property Address:  3 miles south of intersection of FM 182 & 219 on east side of 182
Architect/Builder:   A.Y. Reeder
Owner:    Ms. O'Belle Harris 802 Canadian Circle, Grand Prairie Texas 75050
Construction Date:  1865
Style: Pioneer Norwegian
Description:  Large 2 story stone building. Flat arches, cap openings. Converted into a barn; original machinery has been removed.  Ashlar Stone walls; Metal Gable roof.  Minor alterations--windows sashes removed, otherwise exterior unaltered.  Fair to poor physical condition  Just east of small creek which flows to Nell's Creek.
Significance:  As wheat was the area's primary source of revenue, the Norway Mill served as a major focal point for the farmers. The structure remains as the only intact industrial site in the Norse area. Area of significance: agriculture, Architectural level of significance: local.
Original Use: Mill
Present Use:  Barn
Bibliographic Data:  TEXAS HOMES OF 19TH CENTURY by Drury Blakely Alexander
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde/Mrs. Mervin Bakke
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Architect/Builder:   A.Y. Reeder
Owner: Omenson heirs
Construction Date: 1865
Significance:   2 story stone - flat arches
Original Use:  Flour mill
Present Use:  Barn
Physical Condition: Poor
Construction: Wall:  Rock
Relationship to Surroundings: Next to Creek (Mills Creek ?) rural setting fence
Recorded By:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address: 10 miles west of Clifton on FM 182, Clifton Vicintiy
Architect/Builder: Alvin Young Reeder
Construction: 2 story limestone.  Fair physical condition
Original Use:  Mill & Barn
Present Use:  Barn
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Year Marker Erected: 1969
Marker Location:   Intersection of FM 182 and FM 219, 7 miles west of Clifton
Marker Text:
              Though never as numerous as some national groups emigrating from Europe, Norwegians left an imprint of rural life in Texas.  Hundreds sailed to the United States beginning in the 1830's. For those who settled in Texas, Bosque County had great appeal, because with its woods, hills, and steep, sloping streams, it resembled parts of Norway. In 1854 Ole Canuteson started here what became Texas' largest Norse settlement. Until past the turn of the century, the Gary Creek valley settlers spoke mainly Norwegian and retained many customs of their homeland. (1969)
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Property Address:  1.6 miles S.W. of Meridian
Architect/Builder:   W. Bridges
Owner: Richard Bass of Dallas , Texas
Construction Date:  C. 1860-61
Description: 1 story concrete with dogtrot. 6/6 windows. 2 fireplaces on each ends. Front porch with wood frame.  Heavy beam as floor joist.  Poor physical condtiion.  Addition in rear. Concrete (limestone mixture) walls; Wood shingles roof
Original Use:  Homestead
Present Use:   Vacant
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  711 Depot Street
Owner:  J.O. Baxter
Significance:   Built by H.C. Odle, first chairman of Texas Highway Commission.
Original Use: Dwelling
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition: Good with rear addition
Construction: Wall:  Wood frame
Construction: Roof:  Asbestoes shingles
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  "Road toward Norse Church"
Architect/Builder:  John Homerstad
Owner:  Curtis Bakke Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date: 1914
Description: Curtis Bakke : owner since 1949
Site: Moved:   0
Significance:  Son is pastor at Norse Church
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Property Address: 1 mile east of intersection FM 219 & 182, north side of 219, 1 mile
Architect/Builder:  Jacob Olsen
Owner:  Ray Byford Rt. 2 Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  1872
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: Complex includes 1 1/2 story house; small 1 story outbuilding with cellar to east of house; 2 wood frame barns to west of house. First floor of house constructed of stone while upper portion consists of wood frame construction.  Porch extends across front (south) elevation and is supported with chamfered columns.  Stone fences bounds the property on the north. Ashlar stone/Wood frame walls; Tin gable roof.  Poor physical condition
Significance:  Jacob Olsen received an original land grant from the State of Texas in 1866 and soon erected this farm complex.  Olsen known to have helped recent Norwegian immigrants. Complex stands as a well presented and good example of Norwegian immigrant farm complex.
Area of Significance:  Architecture
Level of Significance: Local
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Vacant
Bibliographic Data: General Land Office; Oral interview with Ray Byford, 7/79
Informant:  Mrs. Radde/Ray H. Byford
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Year Marker Erected: 1986
Marker Location:  South Avenue Q at West 9th Street, at Bosque Memorial Museum, Clifton
Marker Text:
              After the Joseph Olson family immigrated to the United States from Norway in 1858, they lived first in the homes of Norwegian immigrants in the Norse community. In 1866, Olson (1811-1894) built a log cabin for his family on part of his original seven-acre farm. The cabin served as the family's primary residence until 1872, when a larger stone house was constructed. The log cabin remained on the Olson farm and in the possession of the Olson family until the 1970s. It was moved to this site and reconstructed in 1985 as a reminder of the Norwegian heritage in the area. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 182
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1872
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Foundation: Limestone
Wall: Wood
Roof:   Metal
Period: 1850-1874
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Owner:  Casper Olson The Sunset Home, Clifton
Construction Date: CA. 1900
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  1 1/2 story wood frame residence; ell plan; familiar Norwegian gable roof; Ashlar stone outbuildings at rear of house. Asbestos siding walls; Compsition shingles roof.  Good physical condition
Significance:   Good farm complex representative of Norwegian immigrant.
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Architect/Builder:  Jacob Olson
Owner: Ray H. Byford McTagert Dr. Henderson
Construction Date: 1872
Description:  1 1/2 story, first floor stone, frame upper portion, interior chimney, 6/6 windows
Original Use: Residence
Present Use: Vacant
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Architect/Builder:  Ivar Olson
Description: Behind and north of Raymond Rogstad House
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Foundation:  Stucco
Roof: Wood
Period:  1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Property Address:  "T" on map
Owner: Henderson & Taggart
Construction Date:   1870-90
Description:  1 1/2 story stuccoed (frame?) house; single gable front with 2/2 vertical windows. Rear frame addition early  - similar details also barn with cellar - stone foundation.
Original Use:  Dwelling
Present Use: Same
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Agriculture/Susbsistence
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall:Metal
Period:1850-1874
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Owner:  R.P. Golden 514 North Avenue H, Clifton, TX
Significance: Rock house. Turn in gate by Adventist Church. Same side of road.
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Year Marker Erected: 1962
Designations:  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:  from Clifton take FM 219 west about 7 miles; take FM 182 south about 3 miles; house is located on southeast side of the highway as road turns to the west, through gate reading "Norway Mill"
Marker Size:  Medallion
Marker Text: ----
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Owner: Mervin Bakke Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Description:  2 story symmetrical; transistional Victorian; rear additions
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Owner: Mervin Bakke Rt. 2, Clifton Tx 76634
Construction Date: 1885
Description: 2 1/2 story symmetrical Victorian style residence with 2 story portico and gingerbread detailing; 4/4 windows.  Frame covered with asbestoes walls; Composition gable roof.  Alterations--Asbestos siding/rear additions.  Good physical condition
Significance:  Rare example of style.
Original Use: Residence
Present Use: Same
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  10 miles west of Clifton on FM 182
Date/Period: 1869-71
Architect/Builder: Alvin Young Reeder
Construction:  2 story limestone
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition: Fair
THC Marker:  Yes-Medallion only
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Year Marker Erected: 2000
Marker Location:  1.8 miles north of Clifton on FM 1991, then 0.5 mile east on FM 3221
Marker Text:
           This cemetery, located on five acres out of the l. M. Armstrong survey, was already in use as a burial ground when the earliest original marked graves, those of three children of W. B. and E. H. Moore, were dug in the early 1860s. The original owner of the land was Captain Allen S. Anderson, a frontier scout who was interred here in 1864 when the site was known as Clifton Graveyard. His daughter, Flora Kemp, deeded it for use as a graveyard in 1877. M. J. Oswald purchased the land in 1885 and it became known as Oswald Cemetery. Burial in the cemetery has been free to people of all races. Among the pioneers interred here are early settlers of old town Clifton and several Civil War veterans. The Oswald family continues to own the land surrounding the cemetery at the dawn of the 21st century. (2000) 
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Property Address:  2.5 miles north of intersection of FM 219 & 182; on north side of FM 182
Architect/Builder:  Guneruis Shefstad
Owner: Our Savior Lutheran Church o/o Pastor Route 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date:  1875
Description:  Gothic Revival syle church with pointed arches employed throughout the structure; buttresses; hexagonal tower; 1907 brick veneer redone 1956.  Brick veneer (wood frame) walls; Compsition shingled gable roof.  Nearby cemetery.  Moderate alterations-- brick veneer.  Godd physical condition
Significance:Religion,Memorial: National. Cleng Peerson, father of Norwegian immigration; buried in church cemetery; since church's completion has served as a religious center for area.
Original Use:   Church
Present Use:  Same
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Near Highway 182
Architect/Builder: Gunerius Shefstad
Construction Date: 1875
Construction: Wall: Wood-covered by brick
Relationship to Surroundings: Cemetery surrounded on 3 sides
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Year Marker Erected: 1965
Designations:  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: from Clifton take FM 219 west about 6.8 miles; take FM 182 2.8 miles north to church
Marker Size: Medallion and Plate
Marker Text:
              Mother church, former Evangelical Lutheran Church in Texas. Organized June 14, 1869, by Norwegian settlers of Bosque County. Building erected 1875-1885. Cleng Peerson, pioneer of Norwegian emigration to U.S. (landed 1821) is buried here.  Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965 Supplemental plate: Centennial 1869-1969 Church built by Norwegian pioneers,1875; contractor Gunerius Shefstad. Dedicated in 1885; enlarged, veneered with brick in 1907; veneer work redone, 1956; memorial windows given in 1958. This church has been served by eight pastors. (1970)
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 Architect/Builder: Johan Nordahl
Owner:  Tilden & Sam P ederson
Construction Date: 1895
Description: 1 1/2 story house; rounded columns; 2/2 windows; 3 gable front. Nordahl built barn.  Lumber walls; Composition roof.  Very good physical condition
Original Use: Home
Present Use: Same
Informant: Mrs. D.E. Orbek
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 219
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:1891
Architect:  Johan Nordahl
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Susbsistence
Roof: Wood
Period:1875-1899
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Property Address:  3.5 miles west of intersection FM 219 & 182, on north side of FM 219
Architect/Builder:  Johan Nordahl
Owner:  Tilden & Sam Pederson
Construction Date: 1895
Style: Pioneer Nowegian Farmhouse
Description: 1 1/2 story frame residence distinguished by a triple gabled front; originally a "T" plan now a Greek plan; round columns support front porch; 2/2 vertical sash windows; rear additions; Norhahl built barn.  Wood frame walls; Composition shingled gable roof.  Moderate alterations--rear additions and frame addition to east (dated 1912).  Good physical condition
Significance: Architecture: Local. One of seven houses attributed to Johan Nordahl; prominent carpenter in area. A good example of late 19th century Norwegian immigrant farmhouse.
Original Use: Residence
Present Use: Same
Bibliographic Data:  Interview with Sam Pederson 3/79
Informant:  Mrs. D.E. Orbeck/Sam Pederson
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Owner: Leni Bryn A.J. Reierson c/o Curtis Reierson Box 886 Waco TX
Description: Ruins of log structure and a stone structure; abandoned frame house with hipped roof; single gabled dormer.
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Year Marker Erected: 1975
Marker Location:   from Clifton, take SH 219 west about 8.5 miles to marker, on south side of highway
Marker Text:
              (May 17, 1782-Dec. 16, 1865) Called the "Father of Norwegian Immigration to America", Cleng Peerson migrated to the United States from his native Norway in 1821. He traveled extensively and encouraged his countrymen to settle on land he selected in the east and midwest. Coming to Texas in 1849, Peerson discovered Norwegian families living near Dallas and located sites where others might move. In 1853 he led a group to Bosque County, beginning the large Norwegian settlement in this area. Peerson lived on the O. Colwick farm (.5 miles south) until his death. He is buried in the church cemetery at Norse. (1975)
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Property Address: 3.5 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182; on south side of FM 182
Owner:  A.J. Reierson c/o Curtis Reierson Box 886 Waco TX
Construction Date: CA. 1860
Style: Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description: Remains of a stone house and a log cabin. Likely that the two structures were adjoined on north side of stone structure. Dove tail notching.  Ashlar Stone/ Hewn Logs walls.  Deteriorated physical condition.  Abandoned wood frame with hip roof to the west.
Significance:  This site provides the only substantial remains of an early log cabin of the Norwegian immigrants in Bosque County.
Area of Significance:  Architecture
Level of Significance:  Local
Original Use:   Residence
Present Use:  Ruins
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Property Address: Out of Bosque County
Owner:  Jodie Peterson
Description:   Ask at Cross Roads Store. It is about one mile across the road. May not need to go.
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:  Stone
Wall: Asbestos
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Year Marker Erected: 1986
Marker Location: 11 miles west of Clifton via FM 219 to FM 182 North; then west on Gary Creek Rd. (CR 4175); marker on
       house 1000 ft. from road on caliche road
Marker Text:
           Born in Norway, Ole Pierson (1804-1882) brought his family to the United States in 1853. He joined a group of Norwegians who journeyed to this area of Texas and found the land very similar to that of their native country. In 1854, eight families, including Ole Pierson's, began building their homes in what is now Bosque Country. Pierson received a grant of land from the State of Texas and later purchased surrounding tracts. Here he farmed and played a leading role in establishing the Norwegian community. The homestead remained in the Pierson family until 1939. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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Property Address:  1.5 miles north of intersection FM 182 & 219. 3 miles west of FM 182 on south side of road
Architect/Builder:  Ole Pierson
Construction Date:  CA. 1855
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farm House
Description: 2 story central hall plan, stone residence, gable roof, 6/6 windows, shingled gable roof with double gallery.  Massive chimney displayed on west facade, stuccoed front; small stone outbuilding stands between house and Gary Creek.  Ashlar Stone walls; Shingled Gable roof.  Good physical condtion.  Alterations-- Moderate 2 story addition on east side compatible with original structure.
Significance:  Ole Pierson was one of the original Norwegian settlers to arrive in Bosque County. This house stands as one of the oldest within the area.
Area of Significance:   Exploration/Settlement
Level of Significanc  Local
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use: Same
Bibliographic Data:  THE NORWEGIAN TEXANS, Oris E. Pierson's master thesis on file at UT Austin.
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Architect/Builder: S.V. Pool
Owner: Mrs. A.M. Tibbs
Construction Date: 1870
Description:  First house west of North Bosque river in present Valley Mills. Rock house; native rock; 2' thick walls; 6/6 windows; 2 chimneys.  Native rock walls (quarried across north Bosque River).  Addition to rear/portico removal.  Excellent physical condition.  N.E. side of Valley Mills facing river; 1 block off FM 56
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:   Same
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Address:  108 Tibbs Dr.
Year Marker Erected:  1978
Marker Text:
              S. A. Pool built this residence, a store, and a cotton gin on the river bank in 1870, when the town of Valley Mills stood on the north side of the Bosque. The building stone came from nearby Fitzhugh Hill. Robert A. Tibbs, a Mississippi Civil War veteran, bought the house in 1891. After acquiring it in 1926, Anselm Tibbs (1886-1967) removed the original Greek Revival portico and made other changes. The town of Valley Mills moved south of the river when the Santa Fe Railroad was built.  As a consequence, this is the oldest house in the present, or "new" town. (1978)
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Year Marker Erected: 1989
Marker Location:  from Valley Mills, take FM 217 west about 1.2 miles to CR 3155; take CR 3155 1.8 miles southwest; turn
       south on CR 3160 and continue about 0.3 miles to cemetery
Marker Text:
           One of the earliest settlements in this area was established in the 1850s along Hog Creek. A rock building used for a school and church was erected, and the area became known as Rock Church on Hog Creek. The family of John Odle settled here following the Civil War. Land for this cemetery was set aside by Odle following the death of his sister, Mary Odle Poston, in 1875. Those buried here include members of the Odle, Poston, Cutbirth, Pool, Cureton, Adams, Hord, Callan, Hoffman, and Le Fever families. The cemetery gates were built from the stones of the Old Rock Church. (1989)
 

Property Address:  7 miles S.E. Meridian
Owner:  N.P. Powell Estate
Construction Date: pre 1895
Original Use:  Barn
Present Use:  Same
Physical Condition:    Unlatered; Good physical condtiion
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Description: Nordahl type 'T' plan; rock ; 2/2
Present Use: Vacant-Barn
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Property Address: S.H.6, Between Valley Mills & Clifton
Construction Date:  late 1920
Original Use:   Humble Pump Station
Present Use:  Machine - Tool Company
Physical Condition:  Good
Informant: Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Other Name:  Questad Place
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significance Name: Belfrage, Gustav
Significant Year:  1854
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Science; Architecture
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic; Agriculture/Subsistence
Foundation:   Stone
Period: 1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Architect/Builder: Johan Nordahl
Owner: Mrs. Mabel Bryn
Construction Date:  1891
Description:  Lumber walls; Wood shingles roof.  Unaltered;  Poor physical condtion
Original Use: Home
Present Use: Same
Informant: Mrs. D.E. Orbeck
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Architect/Builder:  Gulf, Colorade & Santa Fe
Construction Date:  1881
Original Use: Railroad Tracks
Present Use: None
Informant:  Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Year Marker Erected: 1969
Marker Location: Meridian Cemetery, Grave Marker
Marker Text:  (1852-1935) Child of J. N. Mabray, one of organizers and first clerk of Bosque County. Married Thos. J. Randal; had 11 children. Recorded - 1969
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Address:  SW of Clifton on FM 182
Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Architect: Charlie Olson; Martin Shefstad
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Architectural Style:  Greek Revival
Current Function: Domestic
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Stone
Wall:  Stucco
Period:   1875-1899; 1850-1874
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Property Address:  3 miles south of intersection of FM 182 & 219 on east side of 182
Architect/Builder:  A.Y. Reeder
Owner: Ms. O'Belle Harris 802 Canadian Circle, Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
Construction Date: 1869
Style: Symmetrical Victorian
Description: 2 story stone residence, 2 story gallery, large square columns, flat arched openings; rear 2 story stone structure incorporated into house with frame enclosure; symmetrical front facade; frame barn to north.  Stone frame walls;  Comp.-shingled -gables roof.  Alterations--Asbestos siding, rear addition.  Excellent physical condition
Significance  Alvin Reeder built 1869-71 along with Norway Mills
Original Use: Residence
Present Use:  Same
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Description:5 bay, 2 story, flat arches, 6/6 windows, gallery. Exterior end chimneys, square columns, 2 story kitchen incorporated into house.  Boundaries goes to creek, fence.  Rock/Limestonewalls; Composition roof.  Alterations--Concrete porch.  Good physical condition
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Property Address: 4 miles west of intersection of FM 219 & 182 on south side of 219
Owner: John Hollingsworth Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Construction Date: CA. 1872
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  Small 1 story stone structure with stone chimney piercing east gable; entrances on north and south facades. Ashlar Stone walls; Composition shingled gable roof.  Minor alterations--interior linoleum floors.  Fair to Good physical condtiion
Significance:  Architecture: Local. A good example of stone Norwegian immigrant farmhouse.
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:   Guest house
Informant:  Mrs. Sam Radde
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Property Address:  Highway 219 West .2 miles from FM 219
Owner: John F. Hollingsworth, Clifton
Description:  Small stone house; water table.  Rock walls; Composition roof
Informant: Mrs. Sam Radde
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Multiple Name:   Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR
Significance Level:   National
Significant Year:  1871
Area Significance: European; Explorattion/Settlement; Architecture
Current Function: Vacant/Not in use
Historic Function:   Domestic
Foundation:  Limestone
Wall:  Shingle
Roof:  Wood
Period:  1850-1874
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Property Address:  3.5 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182; on south side of FM 182
Owner: A.J. Reierson c/o Curtis Reierson Box 886 Waco TX
Construction Date:  CA. 1867
Style:  Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  Simple stone residence; rectangular plan; chimney pierces gable end on north facade.  Ashlar Stone walls; Metal Gable roof.  Poor physical condition.  Minor alterations--shed addition
Significance:  One of the earlier Norwegian settlers house in Bosque County.
Area of Significance:  Architecture-Expl/Settlement
Level of Significance:   Local
Original Use:  Residence
Present Use:  Barn
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Architect/Builder:   Ole Anderson Helmer AARS
Owner:  A.J. Reierson c/o Curtis Reierson Box 886 Waco TX
Construction Date: 1912/CA. 1867
Description: Frame house; O.J., father - now a barn original house and barns.
Significance:  5 children Solina Strand was wife daughter of C.O. Strand. Rockinason helped build rock church.
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Property Address:  3/5 miles east of intersection of Highway 22 & FM 182; on south side of FM 182
Architect/Builder:  Ole Anerson; Helner AARS
Owner: A.J. Reierson c/o Curtis Reierson Box 886 Waco TX
Construction Date: 1912
Style: Late Pioneer Norwegian Farmhouse
Description:  2 story wood frame similar to earlier Norwegian immigrant styles. Fenestration typical of the Norwegians. 'T' plan with porch on east elevation. Board and batten barn nearby - typical of area.  Wood frame walls; Composition shingled gable roof.   Good physical condition.  Minor alterations --rear frame addtition
Significance:  Although a late example of the Norwegian immigrant farmhouse, the structure illustrates the strong influence of the earlier vernacular style thru the second decade of 20th cen.
Area of Significance:    Architecture
Level of Significance:   Local
Original Use:     Residence & associated outbuildings
Present Use:   Same
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Property Address: Corner of 2nd & Avenue C (S.H.6).  1 block east of school and across 2nd Street from the Bible house
Architect/Builder:   A.A. McNeill
Owner: Lloyd Raburn
Construction Date: 1902
Description:2 story frame, gable roof.  Frame walls; Asbestos shingles roof.  Fair physical condition
Original Use: Residence
Present Use: Storage
Informant: Mrs. Howard W. Johnson
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Owner:   M.A. Ringess 303 S. Avenue F (deceased: J.B. Darden, Jr.)
Description: 1 1/2 story with frame residence; gable pierces; front facade; symmetrical front; turned columns support shed porch; single 2/2 vertical sash windows pierce gable; picket fence encloses house; single chimney rises from center of rear gable (main).  Frame walls; Composition roof.  Alterations:  New porch
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Property Address:  On FM 1637; 1 mile east of FM 56
Owner: Mrs. R.M. Crow
Construction Date:  C. 1895
Style: Greek Revival
Description:  2 story frame house; ell shape in plan; gable roof with two limestone chimneys; symmetrical facade; with 4/4 light windows; originally having a one story portico.  Wood frame walls; Composition roof.  Alterations:  Enclosed rear porch; front portico removed.  Fair physical condition
Original Use: Residence
Present Use: Same
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Property Address: Just west of Salve Knudson/ within proposed NR rural district
Description:  1 story wood frame farmhouse; stone ruins just west of house.
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Description:  1 1/2 story frame 'T' plan house; 2/2 vertical sash windows; brackets; turned columns.
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Owner: R.E. Walker Rt.2, Box 127
Description: 1 1/2 story frame residence; stone foundation; central gable with gable dormer; window flushing either side; 2/2 vertical sash windows; sidelights; frame front entrance; pyramided hipped; rear addition; ell porch.
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Owner: Mrs. Cora Roberts (previous ? Hansen-Mary)
Description: Stone house with ell plan; frame addition; frames around building.  Poor physical condition
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Description: 1 1/2 story symmetrical front; 5 chamfered columns with wood brackets; 4/4 windows; metal porch roof; interior; small stone outbuilding to rear.  Frame walls; Shingled gabled roof.   Fair physical condition
Present Use: Residence
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Owner: James Boren
Description: 1 1/2 story frame; 4/4 widows; triple gable front interior; salt box type.
Significance:  ??? Les Smith; Amy Nell; May Smith; 54 yrs Roy May
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Description:  Small 1 1/2 story frame; central interior chimney; shed porch; 2/2 vertical windows; rect. gables; side entrance on shed addition.
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Owner:  Dr. John G. Quarry Rt. 2, Clifton TX 76634
Description:  2 story triple gabled front; severely altered with asbestos and shingled fenestration; open front with projection end gabled wing with gabled recessed central section.
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Description: 1 1/2 story with projection gable; porch siting still ; retain frame siding; all other facades asbestos; small stone building rear with stone tank (2) further back.  Frame/Asbestos walls; Compositions roof;  Rear additions
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Architect/Builder:  J.H. Bekken
Construction Date: 1873:1895
Description:  Log cabin built 1873 of oak wood; central gable; rock foundation; "gingerbread" detailing on porch; 4/4 windows.
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Description: Small 1 story stone residence; gable roof; converted to barn; adjacent to small 1 story ell plan; late Victorian residence; stone shed rear addition.
Significance:   Very important.
Present Use: Barn ?
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Description:   1 story board and batten; interior chimney near gable end; 'T' plan; front entrance altered; rear additions. Asbestoes siding walls; Composition roof; Alterations:  Asbestoes siding; shingle; aluminum sash windows
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Description: Stone house; small one story; enclosed rear door; gable metal roof.  Poor physical condition
Present Use: Barn/Storage
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Property Address: Off 22
Description: 1 1/2 story frame; turned columns; interior brick chimney at gable intersection; ell or 'T' plan; 4/4 windows on top floor; 2/2 vertical; stone foundation
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Description:  Ruins of small 1 story stone house; front faces "new" frame structure; roof gone; water table; shed north wall (away from road)
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Description: 1 1/2 story frame house; 4/4 windows; one bracket still remains.  Frame walls; Composition roof.  Rear additions & new porch.  Fair to Poor physical condition
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Property Address: O.C. Knudson/J.M. Wallace
Description: 1 1/2 story frame; triple gabled front; aluminum siding; porch altered; 2/2 vertical sash windows; stone foundation; rear gabled additions.
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