Rayburn, Samuel T., House
Historic house in Texas, United States in Bonham, Texas. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Sam Rayburn House Museum is a historic house museum at 890 West Texas State Highway 56 just outside Bonham, Fannin, Texas. Built in 1916, it was home to Sam Rayburn (1882-1961), a famously effective Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Since 1972, it has been operated as a museum and state historic site by the Texas Historical Commission.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1.5 mi. W of Bonham on U.S. 82, Bonham, TX |
| County | Fannin County |
| Listed | Jun 5, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001361 |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Texas State Historic Site |
| Contributing resources | 6 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1.5 mi. W of Bonham on U.S. 82, Bonham, TX |
| Coordinates | 33.56981, -96.20744 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Chickasaw National Recreation Area · 77 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Bois D' Arc 17 mi · Coffee Mill 18 mi · West Lake Davy Crockett 20 mi |
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Nearby in Fannin County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001361. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.