| George Washington Baines House | |
| Designated Other1: | Texas |
| Designated Other1 Date: | 1981 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 279 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | 316 Royal St., Salado, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Map Label: | George Washington Baines House |
| Added: | April 5, 1983 |
| Area: | less than one acre[2] |
| Mpsub: | Salado MRA |
| Refnum: | 83003078 |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Mapframe-Marker: | home |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map pinpointing the location of the house |
| Coordinates: | 30.9419°N -97.5325°W |
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.[3] 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] [4] Reverend Baines, his second wife Cynthia, daughter Anna Melissa, and son Taliaferro (Tollie) lived at the home.[5]
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".[6]