Olson-Hanson Farm
SW of Clifton on FM 219, Clifton, TXLittle is known about the early history of this farmhouse. Tax records at the county courthouse reveal that Lars Olson, one of the earliest of the Norwegian pioneers, owned this land in 1880, but he probably acquired it much earlier. In 1891 Andrew Hanson obtained possession of this property. Today it stands as a good example of a late 19thcentury Norwegian farm in the area.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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