NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-(M United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Item numtjer all Page 22 SITE NO. 8 NAME LOCATION OWNER PRESENT USE CATEGORY STATUS QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE UTM REFERENCE ACREAGE PHOTO REFERENCE NO. DESCRIPTION Olson-Nelson farm Ah miles west of Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, on E. Sessom survey Orval 0. Allen 8A50 Westfield Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Vacant, agriculture Buildings Unoccupied Sugarloaf Mountain, Texas 1:24000 14/626660/3517740 about 2 acres 17 Overlooking the Meridian Creek valley, the Olson-Nelson farm is situated prominently about a mile south of Meridian. Creek, near a pass between Round Mountain and Big Bee Rock. The farm, although presently unoccupied, is in good condition and retains much of its historic integrity. It includes a one-and-a-half-story residence of limestone construction, which conforms to the symmetrical stone-house type. The front, or south, facade has a five-bay composition with a central door. A markedly curved segmental arch with stone voussoirs spans this opening, while stone lintels cap the windows, which are all double hung with six-over-six lights. The east and west ends of the house are virtually identical and have exterior stone chimneys at the gable ends. They originally also had two loft windows, flanking each chimney in the attic story, but these have been
rtps Form 10-900-a CW2) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received te entered OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-64 Continuation sheet Item number all Page 23 filled in. A detached, one-story stone structure, which may have been the original kitchen, has been joined to the rear of the house to make a T-shaped overall plan. The entire structure is presently covered with a standing-seam metal roof. A small stone outbuilding with a cellar has been dug into the side of the hill just below the main house. This and the two wood-frame barns that stand nearby contribute to the historic character of the farm. SIGNIFICANCE This house was constructed by Ole and Antonette Olson, who apparently arrived in Bosque County in the 1850s. They probably built the house in the 1860s. It was later sold to 0. D. (Dan) Nelson, who lived in i t for many years. In plan, i t is a good example of the symmetrical type of stone house with a kitchen attached at the rear to form a "T". It is majestically sited on a small h i l l near Round Mountain, along with several other stone and wood-frame structures. Its precise date of construction is unknown.
HPS Fontl 10-900-a 0-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received date entered OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-64 Continuation sheet Item numt)er all Page 24 AREA TO BE NOMINATED
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-821 E«P 10-31-84 United States Department of the interior National Park Service ParHPSoie National Register off Historic Places inventory Nomination Form received date entered Continuation sheet Item numtjer Page 3 / 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 ^'^'''""^^ ^per /Ax/jf^ ^^Ic^-^S^^. ^. Entered In the National itationai Kegleter Hegleter \ ^, 22. Olson-Hanson Farm fkeeper ^XU^^^-^-^^-y^-^ Entered In tfia National waxaonai. ne^ieter Ee«leter / 23. Olson, Joseph and Anna, Farm ftceeper ya-^/i"^ ^/jlt-^v^.^^/d^,^^. Entered In tiia ITatlooal Ee^letGr Ut^.,i, ^ 24. Olson-Nelson Farm -{Keeper ~?/i^^r-^ ^-TiUA^-u^/JXye^,.^ 1^ 25. Our Savior's Lutheran Church Substantive Hevlei* 0 Keeper i^kee Enteref i-nxerea in TnHS tha, 26. Pederson, John, Farm National Register vkeeper ''A^'A'^ (p{lt^^^.>.^./^y^ Entered In fiaj 27. Pierson, Ole and Ann, Farm National Register tl^eper j/^-^ar ^ 28. Questad, Carl and Sedsel, lintared In tsib National Regleter i^p^^. ^/^^^^ ^?<M''-<-/S<x^ Farm ared in tba ITatioti*.! Regleter, j 29. Reeder-Omenson Farm ffteeper -y/xx/lc^ (AM-^-^^..'^''^^^ 30. JCii'-are*! it. Reierson, Hans and Berthe, Na^t(Jlia.l_B6«i«t«!.^. f^^eeper 7/?->-/r^ tp(:^^^<^u<w^k<.>-^ House
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UaH*4 9tm*me 9mwmr National Peik SMVtca EYAUJATION / RETURN SHE Olson-Nelson Farm (Norwegian Settlement ot Bosque County TR) Bosque County TEXASresubmi««lon _ nomination by parson or local govornmont ownor objection appoal Substantive Roviow: _ sampla raquast Fad. Rag. n'ala- a,.l. 9-9 Data Du*. ^ - 7/ z A/^Y^ Actions, ai^rcot 7/AP-/g3 Juntared To?X ^ RETURN Nation?"'. ^-^"V*? REJECT Fadaral Agancy: appaal NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom./Criteria Raviaw r Oisciplina Data aee continuation sheet 'Nomination returned for:. tectinical corractions cited below.substantive reasons discussad below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Ownor of Property 5. Location of Logal Doscription 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Pescription summsry paragraph complatanass clarity aitarations/intagrity datas boundary selection
8«Significance summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checlced relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Oeographical Data UMTI 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification ^tas vroliiamo si^nmcsnoa of ims pfoporty wittttn taa stms la^ I Htntortc ^aaoofotion Offtcar si^natufa 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 shaet
Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000849