Smith'S Tin House On The Square, Johnson City, Texas
www.lnstar.com/mall/smith My Bed and Breakfast is non tradional..in that it is it is a whole house guest house. It is furnished in Texas Primitives and sleeps sleeps 5 in a king size, double and single bed.
The front room is a sitting/sleeping room, complete with antique wicker sofa, rockers, desk, TV, King size bed. The middle room has a single and double bed, chairs, vanity, and wardrobe.
The kitchen is a collectors dream...1920 gas stove, refrigerator, table and chairs for 6, tin top cabinet, old fashioned sink with skirted cabinet and just out the back door, a private fenced deck with BBQ Grill and benches.
There is a large bathroom/dressing room with large shower and antique lavatory..big fluffy towels. Collectible samplers and advertising tins as well as vintage quilts are on display and some for sale.
The exterior of the guest house is of pressed tin, thus the name...Smith's Tin House. It was first a one room church in the early twenties, later the home of Johnson City's newspaper..The Record Courier. Lyndon B. Johnson's mother was the editor of the paper and he was her 'printers devil'. It is in the historical district of Johnson City.
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Owners: Cynthia R. Smith
Open Since: 1991
We Accept: Checks, Mastercard, Visa and Discover
Price Range: Check with owner as prices may vary
Inncentives™ Discount for InnSite Users: Ten Percent Weekends and 15 percent weekdays to users of InnSite
No. of Rooms With Private Bath: whole guest house
Location: In small town, In country and In wine country
Amenities: Air conditioning, Telephone in room, Television in room, Television in parlor, Antiques, Down comforters, Sitting room/library, Continental breakfast, Guest refrigerator (filled), Private porch, No smoking, Children possible, Guest cottages available, In-room or on-deck coffee/tea service, Evening dessert/cordials/hors d'oeuvres, Full handicapped/wheelchair access, Guest-accessible kitchen facilities and Discounts/specials available
Sight-Seeing: Museum, Historical site/district, Historical village/park and Zoo
Water Sports: Swimming, Canoe rentals, Innertube rentals, Paddleboat rentals and Fishing
Other Sports: Golf
Out In The Town: Antique shops/malls, Shopping district, Dancing and Theatre
Out In Nature: Gardens/arboretum
Memberships: (* = organization inspected the inn, + = organization is PAAAC approved)
* Texas Hotel Motel Association, * On Line Travel - Rogayle Franklin, * Historic Hotels and Inns in Texas, * Blair Corning San Antonio Express News, * Jean Simmons Travel Editor Dallas Morning News, * Ft Worth Star Telegram Jerry Flemmons, * Travel Ed. Middy Randerson Houston Post
Area Attractions:
Grape Creek Winery,, Lights Spectacular (Month of December, Wild Seed Farms, Great Turkey Escape last weekend October, Wild Flower Theatre (May-Dec), LBJ National Park, Lyndon B.Johnson BoyHood Home, Sauer Beckmann Living History Farm
These recreational facilities and attractions are all within 25 miles of Smith's Tin House on the Square.
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