Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
| Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | |
|---|---|
President Johnson's birthplace in Gillespie County | |
| Location | Blanco and Gillespie County, Texas, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Johnson City, Texas; Stonewall, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°14′27″N 98°37′27″W / 30.24083°N 98.62417°W |
| Area | 1,571 acres (6.36 km2) |
| Established | December 2, 1969 |
| Visitors | 110,791 (in 2012) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | www |
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | |
| Area | 1,571 acres (636 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000202 |
| RTHL No. | Birthplace: 10062 Boyhood home: 2828 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1969 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1966 |
| Designated RTHL | Birthplace: 1967 Boyhood home: 1965 |
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in central Texas about 50 miles (80 km) west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country. The park protects the birthplace, home, ranch, and grave of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States. During Johnson's administration, the LBJ Ranch was known as the Texas White House because the President spent approximately 20% of his time in office there. 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". Following Lyndon's death, it was one of a number of residences used by former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson prior to her death in 2007.