Bush family home ribbon cutting set

May 5—The Texas Historical Commission (THC), the Friends of the THC and Bush Family Home Foundation will welcome the former home of two presidents, a Florida governor and one of the nation's most beloved First Ladies at a public celebration May 23.

The event will be at 11:30 a.m. at 1412 W. Ohio Ave. in Midland. It is free and open to the public.

Built in 1940, the Bush Family Home is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the residence of an exceptional political family who shaped state and national politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries — President George Bush; First Lady Barbara Bush; his sons, Texas governor and U.S. President George W. Bush, and Jeb Bush, Florida governor.

The program will include:

— Troy Gray — Bush Family Home State Historic Site Manager, MC

— Lori Blong — Mayor of Midland

— John L. Nau III — Chairman of the THC

— Jaclyn Woolf — Executive Director, Friends of Bush Home

— Joe O'Neill — Best friend of George Bush

Guests can tour the house and have drinks and snacks.

The Bush Family Home was accepted as a Texas State Historic Site in 2022, joining the agency's portfolio of key Texas historic sites, including the San Jacinto Battleground and Monument (La Porte), the National Museum of the Pacific War (Fredericksburg) and the Port Isabel Lighthouse (Port Isabel). The THC family of sites includes several related to prominent Texas political leaders — the Eisenhower Birthplace (Denison), the Sam Rayburn House (Bonham), Barrington (Washington-on-the-Brazos) and Casa Navarro (San Antonio).