| Marker Number |
2825 |
| Atlas Number |
5035002825 |
| Marker Title |
John and Mary Colwick House |
| Index Entry |
Colwick, John and Mary, House |
| Address |
|
| City |
Clifton |
| County |
Bosque |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
623428 |
| UTM Northing |
3509038 |
| Subject Codes |
farms; houses, residential buildings; Norweigan settlement; Eastlake; women |
| Marker Year |
1989 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
from Clifton take FM 219 8 miles west; take CR 4230 south 1 mile; take CR 4235 1.1 miles west to house (first on the right) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
John Colwick and his parents came to Texas with Norwegian colonizer Cleng Peerson in 1859. Colwick married Mary Jenson in 1879, and they lived in a small home on this site. Using some materials from that dwelling, this house was constructed for them in 1889 by J. H. Nordahl. The vernacular farmhouse exhibits unusual proportions derived from traditional Norwegian forms. Its simple, elegant detailing includes Eastlake brackets on the porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1989 |
