Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, TX

In November 2022, the National Park Service contacted the Park Trust seeking real estate expertise and funding to acquire a historic house across from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s boyhood home, which initially belonged to his younger sister, Mrs. Birge Alexander. The Alexander home, which was most recently owned by President Johnson’s niece, Rebekah Shulman, is vital to the park’s cultural and historical landscape. Since this was the park’s highest land acquisition priority, the Park Trust was able to work quickly to complete an appraisal and survey and purchase the land. The deed was transferred in August 2023 when the Park Trust sold the land to NPS. In addition to preserving the history of Lyndon B. Johnson, the house on the property will also provide much-needed housing for park officials. 

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park preserves the story of the life of the 36th U.S. president. It includes his reconstructed birthplace, boyhood home, grandfather’s house, grade school, and the ranch and house in Blanco, TX, often called the “Texas White House.” In 1972, the Johnsons donated the Blanco ranch to NPS and the American people. After the president died in 1973, his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, continued to live at the ranch part-time until she died in 2007. President Johnson and Lady Bird are buried across from their ranch house.

Maps of the project area

Images of the interior and exterior of the Alexander House