{"nrhp_refnum":"83003099","name":"Colwick, John and Mary, Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Clifton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clifton","county":"Bosque County","state":"TX","lat":31.71039939900004,"lon":-97.69759817399995,"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 farm of about 2 acres on a hilltop overlooking the Neils Creek valley, 8 3/4 miles southwest of Clifton, Bosque County, Texas. It has a one-and-a-half-story frame house with a modified T-shaped plan, built in 1889, plus a barn, cistern and fence.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the oldest frame houses within the Norwegian settlement of Bosque County. It is believed to be the first of at least six structures built by Norwegian carpenter Johan Nordahl. Its completion in 1889 was marked by a community-wide celebration reported in a local newspaper. The reviewer accepted it under criteria A and C but did not consider the barn contributing because of its metal siding.","narrative":"Set atop a hill above the Neils Creek valley southwest of Clifton, this Bosque County farm centers on a one-and-a-half-story frame house with a modified T-shaped plan. Descendants of the Colwicks say Norwegian carpenter Johan Nordahl built it in 1889, and it is believed to be the first of at least six structures he erected. Its completion drew a community-wide celebration reported in a Meridian newspaper that August. The house faces east, with a double-door entrance, sidelights and a transom, and a shed-roof porch screened in about 1937. Some alterations have occurred, including replaced windows, an early dormer and a rear porch added about 1915. A stone-lined cistern lies southwest of the house, and a frame barn clad in corrugated metal stands to the northwest, surrounded by a cedar stake fence typical of Norwegian farms in the county. The property is regarded as one of the oldest frame houses in the Norwegian settlement and remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Johan Nordahl, Norwegian carpenter","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a private residence and in good condition; occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.607993-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/9683/40968352/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003099.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968352","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140166113"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bosque-county/colwick-john-and-mary-farm-83003099/"}