| Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | |
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 President Johnson's birthplace in Gillespie County | |
  Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park  Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | |
| Location | Blanco andGillespie County, Texas, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Johnson City, Texas;Stonewall, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°14′27″N98°37′27″W / 30.24083°N 98.62417°W /30.24083; -98.62417 |
| Area | 1,571 acres (6.36 km2) |
| Established | December 2, 1969 |
| Visitors | 110,791 (in 2012)[1] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | www |
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | |
| Area | 1,571 acres (636 ha) |
| Built | 1914 (1914) |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000202[2] |
| RTHL No. | Birthplace:10062 Boyhood home:2828 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1969 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1966[3] |
| Designated RTHL | Birthplace: 1967 Boyhood home: 1965 |
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is a United StatesNational Historical Park in centralTexas about 50 miles (80 km) west ofAustin in theTexas Hill Country.[4] The park protects the birthplace, home,ranch, and grave ofLyndon B. Johnson, 36thpresident of the United States.[5] During Johnson's administration, the LBJ Ranch was known as theTexas White House because the President spent approximately 20% of his time in office there.[6] Johnson donated the ranch in his will to the public to form the park, with the provision that it "remain a working ranch and not become a sterile relic of the past".[7] Following Lyndon's death, it was one of a number of residences used by former First LadyLady Bird Johnson prior to her death in 2007.
The park consists of two discontiguous areas, the Johnson City District and the LBJ Ranch District. The Johnson City District, located inJohnson City, contains the boyhood home of President Johnson and his grandparents' log cabin settlement, as well as the National Park Visitor Center. The LBJ Ranch District is located roughly 14 miles (23 km) west of Johnson City along the north side of thePedernales River inGillespie County. The ranch was the Johnson family retreat during his period of greatest influence, and is the site of the family cemetery. This gives the visitors a perspective of President Johnson's life when he was in office.
The Johnson City Unit is located on the south side of the city, with parking areas at the visitor center on Lady Bird Lane, and onUnited States Route 290 at N Street. The visitor center, located in a former hospital, provides an introduction to the park, exhibits and films about President Johnson and his wifeLady Bird. A short way north of the visitor center is the Johnson Boyhood Home, an 1880s Victorian house where he lived with his parents from age five. This house, restored by Johnson while he was president, was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1965.[8] West of the visitor center is the Johnson Settlement, a restored prairie in which are found thedogtrot house of Johnson's grandfather, and other 19th-century agricultural buildings.
The ranch is located on the north side ofUnited States Route 290, about fourteen miles west of Johnson City, with its main access through theLyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site, which lies between the highway and the south bank of the Pedernales River. The National Park Service lands lie north of the river. Among the sites preserved at the Ranch are the President's first school, his reconstructed birthplace, the Texas White House, and the Johnson Family Cemetery, where both President and Lady Bird Johnson are buried.[9] Visitors take a self-guided auto driving tour from State Park visitor center; a permit is required.[10] Unusually for a Presidential residence, but per Lyndon Johnson's instructions, the ranch includes a herd ofHereford cattle, descended from cattle owned by Johnson.
On August 2, 2018, the National Park Service announced that the Texas White House and Pool House were temporarily closed to visitors due to structural issues.[11]
The park was authorized on December 2, 1969, asLyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site and was redesignated as aNational Historical Park on December 28, 1980.[12][13] Present holdings are approximately 1,570 acres (6.4 km2), 674 acres (2.7 km2) of which are federal. The Johnson family continues to donate land to this property; their most recent gift was in April 1995.[14]
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