NPS Fomi 10-900 a OMB Mo. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-64 United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For NPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Item number all Page 68 SITE NO. 24 NAME LOCATION OWNER PRESENT USE CATEGORY STATUS QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE UTM REFERENCE ACREAGE PHOTO REFERENCE NO. DESCRIPTION. John Pederson,farm FM 219, 9-miles southwest of Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, on J. Houston survey Tilden Pederson Route 2 Clifton, Texas 76634 Private residence, Buildings Occupied Hurst Springs, Texas 1:24000 14/615780/3522520 about 3 acres 36, 37 agriculture A1 2 /<7 The John Pederson farm is located on the gently rolling land of the Neils Creek valley, about nine miles west of Clifton. It is in good condition, and retains much of its historic integrity. The original plan of the house was T-shaped but, with the addition in 1913 of a one-and-a-half-story wing onto the east side of the house, the plan was changed to its present cross-shaped configuration. Originally, i t was very similar in plan and appearance to the Colwick (no. 22) and Rogstad (no. 23) houses. The front, which faces south toward FM 219, features a one-story porch with Doric columns linked at the top by a frieze of turned spindles. Two front entrances flank each side of the projecting central section. The windows are double hung with two-
HPS Form 10-900-a C3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received date entei OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-34 Continuation sheet Item number all Page 69 over-two lights. The gabled roof, covered by composition shingles, shows three prominent gables on the front elevation, and is pierced by two chimneys of corbeled brick. Lightning rods occur on the ridges. Several small additions have been built on the rear, or west, side of the house. The complex includes several outbuildings, but the most significant is a frame bam which stands northwest of the house. This structure is of board-and-batten construction, and has an arcade of round-arch openings on the east end of the south elevation. The other outbuildings also contribute to the historic character of the farm. SIGNIFICANCE Tilden Pederson, who is the present owner of this farm, states that the house was erected in 1891 and 1892 for his father, John Pederson. It was constructed by Johan Nordahl, who built several other frame houes in the area. The Pederson house is noteworthy for its dormer-like gables, whose ends are flush with the underlying walls, and for its one-story porch and simple plan.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number all For HPS use only received date entered Page 70 AREA TO BE NOMINATED
NPS Form 10-900 a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places inventory Nomination Form received date entered Continuation sheet Item number Page 3 / Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State ' Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County Thematic Resources Texas Nomination/Type of Review Entered In tfie Date/Signature 21. Norway Mill '"'^'^"^^ ^««l«ter J^pe, Axx/sr^ ^^Id^S^... Entered In the National iiaiionai Register fiegleter / ^ 22. Olson-Hanson Farm fkeeper Entered In tee National fiegleter 23. Olson, Joseph and Anna, Farm deeper la^^a 3 azl/.-'u^^.^,^. Entered In tlfi Nstloual fiegleter Lt^,., ^ 24. Olson-Nelson Farm 'Keeper y/i^wf-, p(ji^'--u..i,f^^:i.^y^,'^'25. Our Savior's Lutheran Church C Keeper Substantive Review ^Kee Enteref i^nxarea Tn in tha fs J-/. / 26. Pederson, John, Farm National fiegleter ^Keeper V^>/r> (p{um^^.os./&'j^^ Entered In ffii ly 27. Pierson, Ole and Ann, Farm National fiegleter ij^eper 7Av/>-^ ^^^tj^^^-^wdy^-c^ Entared In tuitj 28 Questad, Carl and Sedsel, National Regleter ^p^^. ^/.^/^^.:P<M''---^Sy^^ Farm i.n^ared In tsa UatioDiL.1 Natiooa-l Kegie-tor Regleter t j 29. Reeder-Omenson Farm fkeeper -j/j-xa^ ^^t)^t-^u-<^^^^^l;x,c.>^ 30. kiil.ared u. Reierson, Hans and Berthe, I^^tAOJ^-B**"*"-' feeeper 7/^^/rV.^A^UW^K^.^-^ House
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHE WwM»< tt Oip«r NattoMl Pert Mferhcm Pederson, John, Farm (Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County TR) Bosque County TEXAS- Working Ho. _JliJ QJQg^ Fod. Rog. n*l«- ^. 7>f Data Du- V-^/AX Action: ^<tr>rpdt r/jx/s? r«tubmi««lon Entered la tsa o!t^ nomination by porson or local govornmont NatlOMLl H6 l«***- "EJECT ownor objoctlon Fodorai Agoney: appoal Substantiva Raviaw: _ sampia raquast appaai NR decision Raviawar's commonta: Rocom./Critaria Raviawar Oisciplina Data aaa continuation sttaat Nomination raturnad for:. tacttnicai corractions citad balow.substantiva raasons discussad balow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Laqal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Poscription summary paragraph complatanass clarity aitarations/intagrity datas boundary saiaction
8. Significance summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. iwajor Bibliographical References 10. Oeographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification avaiuatea Mt^^mctf^ot of tms prapa^r wmmit the SUMS IS: 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: 202 272-3504 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet
Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000849