LBJ Boyhood Home, Johnson City, Texas
This is the boyhood home of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States. This view shows the west front porch of the home. Behind the porch on the right is the bedroom that the future president shared with his brother.
The house was built in 1901 by W.C. Russell, sheriff of Blanco County. In 1913, Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr. paid $2,925 for the house and the surrounding 1.75 acres. During the presidential years, the home was used as a community center and public tours were offered. In December of 1969, Congress designated this home as part of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site. In the early 1970s, the National Park Service restored the home to its appearance during the mid-1920s, the teenage years of Lyndon B. Johnson.
The architectural style of the house is Folk Victorian, an architectural style employed for some homes in the United States between 1870 and 1910. Folk Victorian homes are relatively plain in its construction but embellished with decorative trim. Folk Victorian houses were built more commonly built for the middle class than the upper class. The style differentiates itself from other subsets of Victorian architecture (such as Queen Anne) by being less elaborate and having more regular floor plans.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), also called LBJ, served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963-1969. A moderate Democrat and vigorous majority leader in the United States Senate, Johnson was elected vice president in 1960 and acceded to the presidency in 1963 upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. During his administration he signed into law the Civil Rights Act (1964), the most comprehensive civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, initiated major social service programs, and bore the brunt of national opposition to his vast expansion of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Johnson City is the seat of Blanco County. The city was founded in 1879 by James Polk Johnson, uncle of Lyndon Johnson. Johnson City is located 47 miles (76 km) east of Austin, where the LBJ Presidential Library is located on main campus of the University of Texas.
LBJ Boyhood Home, Johnson City, Texas
This is the boyhood home of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States. This view shows the west front porch of the home. Behind the porch on the right is the bedroom that the future president shared with his brother.
The house was built in 1901 by W.C. Russell, sheriff of Blanco County. In 1913, Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr. paid $2,925 for the house and the surrounding 1.75 acres. During the presidential years, the home was used as a community center and public tours were offered. In December of 1969, Congress designated this home as part of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site. In the early 1970s, the National Park Service restored the home to its appearance during the mid-1920s, the teenage years of Lyndon B. Johnson.
The architectural style of the house is Folk Victorian, an architectural style employed for some homes in the United States between 1870 and 1910. Folk Victorian homes are relatively plain in its construction but embellished with decorative trim. Folk Victorian houses were built more commonly built for the middle class than the upper class. The style differentiates itself from other subsets of Victorian architecture (such as Queen Anne) by being less elaborate and having more regular floor plans.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), also called LBJ, served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963-1969. A moderate Democrat and vigorous majority leader in the United States Senate, Johnson was elected vice president in 1960 and acceded to the presidency in 1963 upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. During his administration he signed into law the Civil Rights Act (1964), the most comprehensive civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, initiated major social service programs, and bore the brunt of national opposition to his vast expansion of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Johnson City is the seat of Blanco County. The city was founded in 1879 by James Polk Johnson, uncle of Lyndon Johnson. Johnson City is located 47 miles (76 km) east of Austin, where the LBJ Presidential Library is located on main campus of the University of Texas.