National Register of Historic Places

Rayburn, Sam, Library and Museum

Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Listed
May 5, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000386

About this property

The Sam Rayburn Library and Museum is a public research center, library, and museum at 800 West Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham, Texas. It was built in 1957 as a working library and research center for Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), the influential United States Congressman who holds the record as the longest-serving Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The building, designed by Roscoe DeWitt, is the most prominent example of Classical Revival architecture in Fannin County, expressly evoking the Classical architecture of Washington, D.C. The library is now operated as part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, part of the University of Texas at Austin. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

800 W. Sam Rayburn Dr.
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
33.57828, -96.18774

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Rayburn, Sam, Library and Museum listed on the National Register?

Rayburn, Sam, Library and Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2005.

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Rayburn, Sam, Library and Museum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rayburn, Sam, Library and Museum is recorded as the industrial era.

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