Erickson, Even and Petrine, Farm
NW of Clifton, Clifton, TXAccording to the Paulson family, who presently occupy this farm, the Erickson Cabin was erected in 1874. This is corroborated, approximately, by the 1876 date assigned to the Erickson patent for this land, for to acquire a patent a person must have occupied a piece of land at least three years previous to the grant. The cabin, which is the only completely intact structure of its kind in this nomination, is accompanied on its site by a log corncrib and barn. Both these structures also appear to date to the 1870s. In addition, there is also a hand-dug well, cistern, and frame outbuilding on the property, which make it one of the most complete pioneer farmsteads in the settlement, and one worthy of archeological investigation.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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