JENS RINGNESS HOUSE

CLIFTON, TX

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Jens Ringness House is a historic home located in Clifton, Texas. It was built in 1895 by Jens Ringness, a Norwegian immigrant who was a successful businessman in the area. The house is a beautiful example of Victorian architecture, with a mix of Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. It is a two-story house with a wrap-around porch on the first floor and a balcony on the second floor. The exterior of the house is adorned with decorative woodwork, including intricate spindle work and turned posts. The interior of the house features beautiful woodwork, stained glass windows, and ornate plasterwork. The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a formal dining room, a parlor, and a library. In addition to the main house, there is also a carriage house and a barn on the property. The house has been well-preserved over the years and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it serves as a museum and is open to the public for tours. Visitors can step back in time and experience the beauty and elegance of this historic home.

JENS RINGNESS HOUSE is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CLIFTON TX. US MID #8404800960

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 5,507 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

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Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historical Marker for the old Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. The plaque states: Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge - The road crossing Aquilla Creek at this point was built in 1875. In times of heavy rainfall the condition of the roadbed across Aquilla Creek was impassable. In September 1887 County Judge W. W. Evans contracted with the King Iron Bridge Company to build a span of 125 feet with a 100-foot approach on each side of the creek. The King Iron Bridge Company did not complete the work, and the contract was given to the Missouri Valley Bridge Iron Works of Leavenworth, Kansas. That company finished the bridge in 1892 and was paid $3,000. Two other iron truss bridges were built over Aquilla Creek between Waco and Gholson and between West and Gholson. Both were torn down in the 1950s. A concrete bridge was built for vehicular traffic in 1998; this historic bridge was saved due to strong local support. (2000)
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Aquilla Creek Bridge Builders Plaque (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.
Old Aquilla Creek Truss Bridge (McLennan County, Texas) Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Aquilla Creek in Gholson, Texas. McLennan County contracted with the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company to construct this bridge in 1887, but it was constructed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works in 1892. The old truss bridge was bypassed by a new vehicular bridge in 1998.

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JENS RINGNESS HOUSE
PO BOX 232
CLIFTON
TX
76634-0232

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MID # 8404800960
Name JENS RINGNESS HOUSE
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 562615729
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 5,507
REVENUE 5,507
LAT/LONG 31.787612, -97.536231
CODES FIPS State Code: 48
FIPS County Code: 035
US Census Tract: 950400
US Census Block: 1187