Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home is a residential home in the Texas city of Johnson City in a National Historical Park . This is where the future US President Lyndon B. Johnson grew up .
The house in the center of the small town was built in 1886 and expanded to its present form in 1901 by WC Russell, the sheriff of Blanco County . The facade has simple classic elements and decorative verges made of milled wood. Each wing of the house is a room deep to ensure adequate natural lighting and ventilation. Over the years it has undergone minor structural changes through the addition of verandas.
Johnson's parents Sam Ealy Johnson Jr. (1877-1937) and Rebekah Baines Johnson (1881-1958) bought the property and the associated 7000 m² of farmland in 1913 for the sum of 2925 US dollars and raised their five children there. The eldest son, Lyndon Baines, lived in the house from the age of five until he graduated from high school in 1924 . In March 1937 he started his first election campaign on the east porch for his entry into the House of Representatives , which became the basis for his political career and his rise to the presidency.
As the place of work of an important American, the house was declared a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1966, two and a half years after Johnson took office as President . With the nearby Lyndon Baines Johnson Ranch , the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum , his birthplace, and other buildings with biographical references, Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home is a Contributing Property to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park . This was created in December 1969 and entered on the National Register of Historic Places .
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- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Texas. National Park Service , accessed February 24, 2020.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed February 23, 2020.
Coordinates: 30 ° 16 ′ 31 ″ N , 98 ° 24 ′ 37 ″ W.