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Sam Rayburn House Museum

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Sam Rayburn, one of the most powerful and influential politicians of the 20th century, was in his second of 24 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives when he built a two-story home in 1916 on a 125-acre farm just west of Bonham. The modest 12-room home cost $2,800 to build. The house contains family furnishings and belongings.

Located 1.5 miles west of the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum on US 82.

Location: Bonham Texas 75418 Telephone 903-583-5558

Other History nearby:
(Greenville) American Cotton Museum
(Greenville) Audie Murphy Room
(Bristow) Bristow Historical Museum
(Sherman) C.S. Roberts House
(Swink) Choctaw Chief's House
(Hugo) Choctaw County Historical Museum

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