President Johnson's Boyhood Home (exhibit)

The grounds of the Lyndon B. Johnson boyhood home

NPS Photo / Jack Burton

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When Lyndon Johnson's father, Sam Ealy Johnson Jr., purchased the home at 200 Elm Street in 1913, he also acquired the whole block. The family's lot was 1.75 acres (.71 hectare), and it looked very different in the early 20th century. The landscape here was much more exposed with few shade trees and common low brush. The dirt yard was home to various farm animals such as a mule, a milking cow or goat, a pig, and chickens. While the house is original, other structures are reconstructions in their historic locations.