Hoff-Ulland Farm
Why it's listed
About five miles southwest of Clifton, Texas, this farmstead sits on level ground roughly a mile north of Neils Creek. Mikkel and Johanna Hoff built the original two-story stone house in 1881. In 1912 a much larger stone structure was added to the north and joined to the older portion by wood-frame construction. The new north-facing front is symmetrical, with a two-tiered porch, a second-story balcony beneath a prominent gable, stuccoed walls, one-over-one windows, and stone and brick chimneys at each end. Gable ends carry wooden shingles in a saw-toothed pattern. Outbuildings include a frame barn with stone-lined cellars, an above-ground cistern, a frame corn crib, and two modern metal-sided sheds. The property was listed because the expanded house, among the largest in the Norwegian settlement, reveals how the architectural tastes of second-generation Norwegians changed. The house was described as unoccupied and in fair repair.
Significance in brief: The house was built by Norwegian settlers Mikkel and Johanna Hoff in 1881 and received a major addition in 1912, making it one of the largest houses in the settlement. It is considered significant because it shows the changing architectural tastes of second-generation Norwegians.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83003107, listed July 22, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SW of Clifton, Clifton |
|---|---|
| County | Bosque County |
| Listed | July 22, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83003107 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Mikkel and Johanna Hoff (original 1881 house) |
| Areas of significance | European, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as unoccupied and in a fair state of repair; present use given as private residence and agriculture. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.72444, -97.63429 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83003107.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001688
- This listing as JSON
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