President George W. Bush Home in Texas

Near by Hotel History Home Town Homes of President Bush

Officially dedicated on April 11, 2006, the George W. Bush Childhood Home and the other buildings that comprise the site (visitor's center, gift shop and administrative office) were opened to much fanfare. The dedication was attended by former President George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush, who provided the opening remarks for her husband's childhood home, alongwith hundreds of well wishers. A success upon opening, annually, the Former President George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush has received an average of more than 25,000 visitors. Visitors to the childhood home of former President Bush have been recorded from every state and more than 40 foreign countries, and counting. For more information about the history of the George W. Bush childhood home and visiting, go to www.bushchildhoodhome.org.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 2-5 PM. Schedule: Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Address: 1412 West Ohio Avenue, Midland, Texas 79701. Phone: (432) 685-1112.

George W. Bush Childhood Home History.

The acquisition and restoration of the George W. Bush Childhood Home has been far-reaching in its scope, beginning even before the initial purchase. In 2001 the George W. Bush Childhood Home and another home next door to the presidential childhood home were purchased by the nonprofit entity Bush Childhood Home, Inc. that now owns and manages it. By 2003, fundraising for the home and the next-door home, which was acquired with the intention of making it the Visitor's Center, quickly passed the $1,000,000 mark for restoration costs. To learn more about the timeline of the restoration and the full scope of the project and extensive renovations on Bush’s childhood home in Texas, visit www.bushchildhoodhome.org/highlights. [Top]

George W. Bush Home Town.

The history of the city of Midland, Texas could well be the history of the oil boom in Texas and the emergence of the petroleum industry as we now know it today. By 1950, the previously obscure West Texas town of Midland boasted 215 oil companies and was well on its way to becoming the economic center for the burgeoning oil business of the Permian Basin. It was here, in Midland, that George Bush, Sr. came to make his fortune in the oil business in the 1950s, and where the younger George would grow to call home. To learn more about Midland, Texas in the 1950s era and the environment that George W. Bush experienced growing up in Midland, TX, visit www.bushchildhoodhome.org/midland. [Top]

Homes of President Bush.

The homes of President George W. Bush would include a short list of residences, among them the White House. Midland, Texas was the home town of George W. Bush from the time he was a toddler. George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush’s eldest son, George Walker Bush, was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 6, 1946 while his father was still attending Yale University. By the time George was two, the family had moved to West Texas, where his father started working in the oil industry and was living in the house at 1412 W. Ohio Avenue, Midland, Texas by age 5. Later, George W. Bush’s home would move to Crawford, Texas. The Crawford, Texas ranch has been the unofficial “White House West” and the site of numerous diplomatic visits by foreign presidents and dignitaries. To see a timeline and learn more about the homes of President Bush’s personal residences and the Bush family homes, visit www.bushchildhoodhome.org/timeline. [Top]