LBJ'S TEXAS GETAWAY RANCH!
With Presidents Day right around the corner, it's fun to look back at some of their interesting private homes - especially those for sale.
American presidents seem to have more than one thing in common: they need to get away and escape from the pressure. The ones from Texas have a penchant for ranches, the more cosmopolitan ones like to travel and the ones who come into the presidency with wealth of their own tend to seek out more elegant retreats - and it helps if you happen to own the best of them. Lyndon B. Johnson, who rose from rural Texas high school teacher to 36th President of the United States after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, was no exception.
One week after the assassination of JFK, Johnson purchased 800 acres outside of Johnson City, Texas with spectacular views. A highly controversial president, it was intended as a getaway that would insulate him from the press and the pressures of Washington, D.C. and he laid down the law that there would be no work and no visitors invited to his newly acquired ranch. Now downsized to 142 acres, the current owner, a highly successful Italian artist and his family, have built another home on the property and have turned Johnson's airplane hangar into a stunning gallery. Now for sale at $2.8 million
The 2,840-square-foot house is finished in stone and cedar and has been updated to today’s expectations, enjoys the atmosphere provided by multiple fireplaces and has numerous terraces and porches for outdoor living and taking in the views. One porch has an outdoor shower. Other structures on the ranch include the former presidential airplane hangar which has been turned into a gallery and event venue and the original 1,140-square-foot ranch house from the LBJ years. The listing agent is Dave Murray of DMTX Realty in association with Coldwell Banker United, Austin, Texas.
Article provided courtesy of toptenrealestatedeals.com
Photo credit: Coldwell Banker/DMTX Realty
