HPS Form 1C-900-«OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-34 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For NPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Item number all Page 47 SITE NO. 17 NAME LOCATION OWNERS Olson-Hanson farm FM 219, 5 miles southwest of Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, on G. Brown survey R.E. Henderson, Jr. and D.M. McTaggart c/o R.E. Henderson, Jr. 7224 Westover Waco, Texas 76710 PRESENT USE CATEGORY Private Building residence STATUS QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE UTM REFERENCE ACREAGE Unoccupied Hurst Springs, Texas 1:24000 14/627520/3512940 about 2 acres PHOTO REFERENCE NO. 27 DESCRIPTION The Olson-Hansen farm is located about one mile northeast of the intersection of FM 219 and FM 189, and its prominent siting upon a h i l l overlooking the Gary Creek valley makes i t easily visible from FM 219. Presently in good condition, the house is used occasionally as a week-end residence by its current owners. This one-and-ahalf-story structure has a rectangular plan and exhibits a stucco veneer that covers limestone walls. The three-bay front faces south and has a centrally positioned, double-door entrance. A shed-roof porch with chamfered wooden columns projects over this entry. A central dormer-like gable with a single window and clapboards gives the front facade an appearance much like that of the Bekken (no. 27) and Schultz houses (no. 26). The outer bays of the front elevation, as well as the ground-level
NPS Form ia.900 «OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-64 United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Item number all Page 48 of the east and west facades, have double-hung windows with two-over-two lights and wooden sashes. Interior brick chimneys extend above each end of the gable roof, now covered with composition shingles. Two wood-frame barns, a small shed, and a cistern are also located on the property. All contribute to the historic character of the farm. SIGNIFICANCE Little is known of the early history of this farmhouse. Tax records at the county courthouse reveal that Lars Olson, one of the earliest of the Norwegian pioneers, owned this land in 1880, but he probably acquired i t much earlier. In 1891 Andrew Hanson obtained possession of this property. Today i t stands as a good example of a late 19thcentury Norwegian farm in the area.
NPS Forni 1»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 NPS use only received dat te entered Page 49 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 For»i(*sus» received date entered Continuation sheet Item number Page 2 / Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County Thematic Resources Texas Nomination/Type of Review Entered In tea Date/Signature 21. Norway Mill ''"''"""^ ^««l«ter ^pe^ Ax^/^^.^lO^^d^.. Entered In the national ^ataomi fiegleter Regleter \ ^. 22. Olson-Hanson Farm fxeeper -?A>Ay} ^XJ^^-^-^-^-^^^-y^^ Entered In tbff Uatlonal ifsxaonai. aegieter fiegleter / 23. Olson, Joseph and Anna, Farm peeper ^A^^A^ a<fiu<-u^^-^:s^,^ Entered In tha Watlonal Regleter Lt^,./. ^ 24. Olson-Nelson Farm {Keeper y/i^^r-^ p(ui<'-u-*//j3'^yc.-^,^ A*25. Our Savior's Lutheran Church ^^Keeper Substantive Review Enteref mterea Tn'ISi in tfia, 26. Pederson, John, Farm National Regleter ^Keeper ^A^A^ ^^Z-^tW^w' Entered In 27. Pierson, Ole and Ann, Farm National Register ^feeper ^Av^ ^,:?ZU^-^-^-*/5^^^c.-^» 4 28. Questad, Carl and Sedsel, Entered In TOB ll^per la^a^,p<m-^--^s->*^ Farm ^ iuniared In tsa ITatlon*! Register / y 29. Reeder-Omenson Farm fkeeper -y/xy-a") 'XM-^-i-<^-i<3^;^iA..^^ ili)*.are<i All '.dif'i ti. ii» ; *~ / 30. Reierson, Hans and Berthe, '&9(t^4»J»Xp*'->^'^---A^^ y/;l}^av House
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES VAUJATION / RETURN SHE UnH*4 9tmtm» Nattonal Pmrk torrtee Olson-Hanson Farm (Norwegian Settlement ot Bosque County TR) Bosque County TEXAS' r«submit«ion nomination by porson or local govarnmant ownar objaction appaal Substantiva Ravlaw: _ sampia raquest Worlcing H I M 9 1983 Fad. Rag. r\mt^- ^ X Data Du>- Action: -_irirccept '^/ ^^/S^ RETURN National R^.i-r-_^ REJECT Fadarai Agancy: appaal NR decision Raviawar's eommanta: Racom./Critaria Ra vlawa r Oisciplina Data aaa eoatinuation shaet Nomination raturnad for:. tactinicai corractions citad baiow.substantiva raasons discussad balow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Laqal Pescription 6. Bepresentation in Existing Surveys 7» Pescription summary parsgraph 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. I^ajor Bibliographical References 10. Oeographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification eveiuated wtifirtt^ntnot of tmo pvovany wwan 0w ssasa 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