HPS Forjn 10-900-a (3-82)

OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet Item numt)er a l l

SITE NO. 7

NAME

LOCATION

OWNER

PRESENT USE

CATEGORY

STATUS

QUADRANGLE NAME

QUADRANGLE SCALE

UTM REFERENCE

ACREAGE

/Gunarus and Ingerborg^ Shefstad^ house

-̂»fl.̂ -6i -just north of c i t y l i m i t s of C l i f t o n , Bosque County, Texas, on L. Armstrong survey

John L. Jenson Route 1

C l i f t o n , Texas 76634

Storage, vacant

Building

Unoccupied

C l i f t o n , Texas

1:24000

14/633780/3518460

less than 1 acre

PHOTO REFERENCE NO. 16

DESCRIPTION

Located j u s t north of the present c i t y l i m i t s of C l i f t o n , the Gunarus and Ingerborg Shefstad house i s a one-and-a-half-story stone residence unoccupied since the 1950s. I t remains i n delapidated, but r e l a t i v e l y stable, condition, and few alterations affect i t s i n t e g r i t y . In plan i t i s of the symmetrical type and very similar to the Arneson (no. 39) or the Keddel Grimland (no. 10) houses. Unlike them, however, the f r o n t , or south, facade i s composed of three bays with only one window on either side of the central doorway. A f l a t arch bridges t h i s center opening, while segmental arches span the outer bays. The main entrance has been extensively altered, but i t probably f i r s t contained a double doorway. Two square holes i n the walls above t h i s doorway indicate the possible location of a porch. The rear w a l l also exhibits a three-bay composition, and has a f l a t archway over the broad, central opening. The outer bays, however, have stone l i n t e l s . An exterior stone chimney rises from the east gable end, while the gable roof i s covered w i t h sheets of corrugated metal. The i n t e r i o r i s i n poor condition and i s used fo r storage. No buildings associated w i t h the house remain standing, and a search of the Immediate area revealed no foundations.

HPS Fom 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

For NPS use only

received

date entered

Continuation sheet Item number a l l Page 20

SIGNIFICANCE

Gunarus Shefstad apparently arrived i n Bosque County sometime i n the 1860s, and purchased the land upon which the Shefstad house now stands i n 1868. This home pre­sumably was erected shortly a f t e r that date. I t i s the only structure i n th i s nomination that l i e s outside of the main Norwegian settlement area and i s a good example of the symmetrical type of stone house. I n addition to his occupation as a farmer, Shefstad was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker, and i n 1876, he was hired to help build Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

NPS Fonn 10-9gD-i CM2V

OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register off Historic P laces inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet Item number a l l

For HPS use only

received

date entered

Page 21

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NPS Form 10-900-a (3.«2)

OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84

United States Department of the interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

or HPS use oi

received

date entered

Continuation sheet Item number Page y -.-JL ^

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name Norwegian Sett lement o f Bosque County Thematic Resources State Texas

Nomination/Type of Review

31. Ringness, Jens and Kari, Farm

• Date/Signature

National^RegSter Jp^J^r '^A^ A-'^ r'AtL-^-^'S'jc^

Entered In tba Attest

32. Rogstad, Tom and Martha, National Ee«lBter J^gper 7/2 J - A ^ ^od^A^^-^o^Sj^^^ Farm

33. Schultz, Tobias and Wilhelmine, Farm

34. Shefstad, Gunarus and Ingerborg, House

> 35. Upper Settlement Rural Historic District

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Keeper

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Attest

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•Nomination raturnad for: tachnicai corractions citad baiow . . .^substantiva raasons discussad balow

1. Name

2 . Loca t ion

3. C l a s s i f i c a t i o n

4. Ownof of Property

5. Locat ion of L e g a l Descr ipt ion

6. Representa t ion in Exis t ing S u r v e y s

7. Pescr ip t ion

aummary paragraph complatanass clarity aitarations/intagrity datas boundary saiaction

8. S i g n i f i c a n c e

summary paragraph completeness c lar i ty appl icable c r i t e r i a j us t i f i ca t i on of areas

checked relating significance to

the resource context re lat ionship of in tegr i ty

to signif icance j us t i f i ca t i on of except ion other

9. Major B i b l i o g r a p h i c a l R e f e r e n c e s

1 0 . O e o g r a p h i c a l D a t a

11 . F o r m P r e p a r e d By

12 . S t a t e H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n Of f icer C e r t i f i c a t i o n ^tas averiuasao sifniABanca of ttMa proaa^f wtvwtt itia ante ta:

1 3 . O t h e r

Maps Photographs Other

Quest ions concerning th is nominat ion may be directed to

Signed Date Phone: 202 272 - 3 5 0 4

Comments for any i tem may be con t i nued on an a t tached sheet

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000849