The George Washington Baines House is located in the city of Salado, Bell County, Texas. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]
George Washington Baines House | |
 George Washington Baines House | |
 Interactive map pinpointing the location of the house | |
| Location | 316 Royal St., Salado, Texas, U.S.[2] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°56′31″N 97°31′57″W / 30.94194°N 97.53250°W |
| Area | less than one acre[3] |
| Built | 1866[3] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Salado MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003078[1] |
| RTHL No. | 279 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1983 |
| Designated RTHL | 1981 |
George Washington Baines was the father of Joseph Wilson Baines, who was the father of Rebekah Baines, mother of Lyndon B. Johnson.[4] A Baptist minister, Rev. Baines had been president of Baylor University, and traveled for the Baptist State Convention when he built this house around 1866. The Greek Revival style house is a one-and-one-half-story frame structure. The front of the house features a double-door transomed entrance. The porch is supported by square columns. Baines lived in this house from 1870 to 1882.[2][5] Reverend Baines, his second wife Cynthia, daughter Anna Melissa, and son Taliaferro (Tollie) lived at the home.[6]
The Baines House Bed, Breakfast & Beyond Inn formerly operated at the property. It described the home as an "original Greek revival, Texas dogtrot style home with [a] salt box roof".[7]
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Details for George Washington Baines House". Texas Historical Commission Atlas. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Woods, Randall Bennett (2006). LBJ: Architect of American Ambition. Free Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-684-83458-0.
- ^ Summerlin, Travis L. "George Washington Baines". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Baines House (Historic Site #8)". Visit Salado Texas. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Baines House Bed, Breakfast & Beyond Inn. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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