Shefstad, Gunarus and Ingerborg, House
N of Clifton, Clifton, TXGunarus Shefstad apparently arrived in Bosque County sometime in the 1860s and purchased the land upon which the Shefstad house now stands in 1868. This home presumably was erected shortly after that date. It is the only structure in this nomination that lies outside of the main Norwegian settlement area and is a good example of a symmetrical type of stone house. In addition to his occupation as a farmer, Shefstad was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker, and in 1876, he was hired to help build Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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