George Washington Baines House
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Washington Baines House | |
 George Washington Baines House | |
 Interactive map pinpointing the location of the house | |
| Location | 316 Royal St., Salado, Texas, U.S.[1] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°56′31″N 97°31′57″W / 30.94194°N 97.53250°W |
| Area | less than one acre[2] |
| Built | 1866[2] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Salado MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003078[3] |
| RTHL No. | 279 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1983 |
| Designated RTHL | 1981 |
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[1] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2]
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.[1][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]
