Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
historic district and National Historical Park Gillespie County and Johnson City in Texas, United States
About Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
LBJ NHP consists of two sites. LBJ's boyhood home and the park's visitor center are in Johnson City. More are familiar with the LBJ Ranch, on which the Texas White House and LBJ's reconstructed birthplace sit. President Johnson's family owned the ranch and the "Texas White House" since at least the turn of the 20th century. LBJ's aunt and uncle owned the main house on the ranch during the President's childhood. Johnson purchased the ranch from his aunt in the 1940s while a United States Senator representing Texas and continued accumulating land along the Pedernales River (pronouncedper-der-NAL-as) throughout the remainder of his life. President Johnson was born in a smaller house down the riverbank from his aunt's home. The home is constructed in the "dogtrot" or "breezeway" style, wh
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Travel Guide Sections
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