United States historic place
| George Washington Baines House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | |
 George Washington Baines House | |
| Interactive map pinpointing the location of the house | |
| Location | 316 Royal St., Salado, Texas, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 30°56′31″N 97°31′57″W / 30.94194°N 97.53250°W / 30.94194; -97.53250 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1866 (1866) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Salado MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003078 |
| 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 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
George Washington Baines was the father of Joseph Wilson Baines, who was the father of Rebekah Baines, mother of Lyndon B. Johnson. 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. Reverend Baines, his second wife Cynthia, daughter Anna Melissa, and son Taliaferro (Tollie) lived at the home.
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 salt box roof".
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bell County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bell County
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Details for George Washington Baines House". Texas Historical Commission Atlas. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ 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.
