Samuel T. Rayburn House
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Samuel T. Rayburn House, also known as The Home Place and Sam Rayburn House Museum, was home to Samuel T. Rayburn, a famously effective Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
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 in 1976.

The Texas Historical Commission
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 operates the home as a historic house museum, which contains numerous artifacts from Rayburn and his family. The museum is open six days a week (closed on Mondays) and charges admission.

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