{"nrhp_refnum":"83003098","name":"Bronstad House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Clifton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clifton","county":"Bosque County","state":"TX","lat":31.76115668400007,"lon":-97.64261704599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame residence about 4.5 miles southwest of Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, near Turkey Creek. It is believed to have been built in the 1890s.","why_significant":"The nomination holds that the house retains much of its integrity and is a good example of the symmetrical frame house popular in the area around 1900. Little is known of its history, but tax records show Ole Bronstad owned the property in the late 19th century. It is part of a group of Norwegian settlement resources in Bosque County.","narrative":"Bronstad House is a two-story wood-frame residence standing on level ground near Turkey Creek, about 4.5 miles southwest of Clifton in Bosque County, Texas. Its walls are covered in shiplapped novelty siding, and the plan is L-shaped, with the rear wing an early addition. The symmetrical southeast front has three dormer-like gables topped with metal ridge cresting, a double-door entrance, and a small one-story porch with turned-wood columns and brackets. Windows are double hung, typically four-over-four, and brick chimneys rise at each end of the front. Little is documented about its history, but county tax records show Ole Bronstad owned the property in the late 19th century, and similarity to other area frame houses suggests construction in the 1890s. The house was recognized as a well-preserved example of the symmetrical frame houses popular in the area around 1900. It remains in good condition, is still occupied, and is part of a thematic group of Norwegian settlement properties.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used as a private residence and for agriculture. The house is in good condition with relatively few modern alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.841451-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/9683/40968350/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003098.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003098/e83820e631-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003098/e83820e631-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BronstadHouse1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BronstadHouse1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968350","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bosque-county/bronstad-house-83003098/"}