Marker Inscription
Ethnic Heritage - European, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Historic Place
Lahlum, A. H., House
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About this site
Lahlum, A. H., House is a historic place in Clifton, Bosque County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 35 historic places documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7054, -97.6694 near Clifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Norway Mills Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Omenson House (Reeder-Omenson House), Norway Mill, and Reeder-Omenson Farm.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2083003110. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The A. H. Lahlum House stands in the Norse Historic District near Clifton in Bosque County, the heart of the largest Norwegian settlement in the American Southwest, established beginning in 1854. The house is one of the properties documented in the 'Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County' thematic nomination and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgatlas.thc.texas.govnpgallery.nps.gov
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