40 US Historical Homes That Are Worth the Visit

35.Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park

Just a fifty-mile drive west of Austin, Texas, through the beautiful Texas hill country, is the LBJ Ranch. That was the home of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president, from childhood to the time of his passing on January 22, 1973. Known as the Texas White House, it was the first working White House outside the Capitol. During his presidency, LBJ spent more than 20 percent of his time working from his famous residence, entertaining and receiving many foreign dignitaries. Presidential duties aside, the Texas White House was a working ranch, including cattle, stables, and the less obvious airplane hanger for house Air Force One.

They built the original structure was in 1894 using local native limestone. Eventually, LBJ acquired the property by purchasing it from his Aunt in 1951. They reconstructed the original Dog Trot structure using historical documentation and family images as it stands on the location today. They initially designated a park on December 2, 1969. However, they redesignated it as a United States National Historic Park on December 28, 1980. LBJ Ranch District and Johnson City District. Presently, holdings are approximately 1,570 acres. The federal government owns 674 acres of it. The park’s features are LBJ’s one room schoolhouse, birthplace, and the Johnson family cemetery.