President Bush at his ranch

Prairie Chapel Ranch is a 1583 acre (6.4 km²) estate located seven miles (10 km) northwest of Crawford, Texas, considered the Western White House of President George W. Bush. President Bush takes a walk among wild flowers at his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, May 23, 2003. ... President Bush takes a walk among wild flowers at his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, May 23, 2003. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... An Estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. ... Crawford is a Waco suburb located in western McLennan County, Texas. ... President George W. Bush gives remarks on Hurricane Katrina and the Iraqi constitution from his Crawford, Texas ranch on Sunday August 28, 2005. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Bush spends vacation time at the house as well as entertains dignitaries from around the world.

It derives its name from the Prairie Chapel School which was built nearby on land donated by mid-19th century German immigrant Heinrich Englebrecht who also owned the land that now comprises the Bush compound. Englebrecht also donated land for the nearby Canaan Baptist Church (the "Prairie Chapel"). Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

USGS satellite photo of the ranch before Bush built his house. The elongated objects at the top are hog barns (on Mill Road). Bush tore them down and extended the drive to build his house. He enlarged the lake on the upper right. In the lower right are more hog barns and the original Englebrecht house which is now called the "Governor's House." All of the lower barns except one were torn down. At the top is the Middle Bosque River. Prairie Chapel Road ends at the intersection in the lower left corner and becomes Rainey Road.

Englebrecht and his heirs raised turkeys and hogs. The original Englebrecht ranch house is about 4,400 feet from the main house on Rainey Road and is now called the "Governor's House" and is used to house second-tier guests. The Bushes stayed in the house during construction of the new house. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 488 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1100 × 1352 pixels, file size: 226 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) USGS satellite image of the Prairie Chapel Ranch before George W. Bush built his house. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 488 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1100 × 1352 pixels, file size: 226 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) USGS satellite image of the Prairie Chapel Ranch before George W. Bush built his house. ...

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Bush was to remove five large hog barns on Mill Road leading into the compound during the construction of a new house, guest house and garage. ^[1]

House and Grounds

House

David Heymann, then an associate professor of architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, designed the four-bedroom ^[2] (although some reports indicate it is eight-bedrooms)^[3], 4,000 ft² (372 m²) honey-colored native limestone single-level home with painted white galvanized tin roof on the site. Heymann said the house which built from the less sought after portion of the local "Leuders limestone." The middle portions of the blocks of stone is a cream colored while the edges are multicolored. "We bought all this throwaway stone. It's fabulous. It's got great color and it is relatively inexpensive," Heymann said.^[4] David Heymann David Heymann is an architect who was commissioned by President George W. Bush to design a custom, environmentally friendly house for the Bush ranch near Crawford, Texas. ... University of Texas redirects here. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metallic chemical element. ...

In addition there is an open 10 foot (3 m) wide limestone porch that encircles the house. The house was built by members of a religious community from nearby Elm Mott, Texas, and wasn't finally completed until after his inauguration because of needed accommodations for security, meeting space, etc.^[5] Elm Mott is a city located in McLennan County, Texas. ...

Laura Bush said they decided to keep a single level ranch design because "We wanted our older parents to feel comfortable here...We also want to grow old here ourselves."^[6]

The passive-solar house is positioned to absorb winter sunlight, warming the interior walkways and walls of the residence. Geothermal heat pumps circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet (100 m) deep in the ground. A 25,000 US gallon (151 m³) underground cistern collects rainwater gathered from roof urns; wastewater from sinks, toilets, and showers cascades into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern. The water from the cistern is then used to irrigate the landscaping around the home. Krafla Geothermal Station in northeast Iceland Geothermal power is energy generated by heat stored beneath the Earths surface. ... A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source) to another location (the sink), using work. ... // Getting water out of a cistern A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistê, basket) is a receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. ...

Other structures

In addition to the house there is a guest house and a garage in separate buildings to the southwest of the main house.

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Overnight visitors stay in the main house, or its associated guest house, or the original Englebrecht farmhouse, or in a double-wide five-bedroom three-bath mobile home, decorated in an early Pottery Barn motif according to a staffer.^[7] A modern double-wide manufactured home. ... A Pottery Barn store (left) in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Pottery Barn is an American-based chain of home furnishing stores with stores in the United States and Canada. ...

News reporters, including the White House Press Secretary, stay in hotels in Waco. The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ...

Grounds

President Bush and Lance Armstrong on grounds in 2005

The land includes seven canyons and three miles (5 km) of frontage along Rainey Creek and the Middle Bosque River. In August 2001 while touring the canyons with reporters Bush noted that the cedars in the canyons would be a good nesting ground for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler although the warblers have not actually been seen on the compound.^[8] Image File history File links President_George_Bush_and_2005_Tour_de_France_winner_Lance_Armstrong_take_a_ride_together. ... Image File history File links President_George_Bush_and_2005_Tour_de_France_winner_Lance_Armstrong_take_a_ride_together. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... The Bosque River is a river in Texas fed by four primary branches. ... For other uses, see Cedar (disambiguation). ... The golden-cheeked warbler Dendroica chrysoparia is an endangered species that breeds in Southern Texas. ...

Bush added an 11 acre (45,000 m²) man-made pond that he stocked with 600 largemouth bass and 30,000 bait fish. There are also bluegill and red ear sunfish. The pond has a maximum depth of 17 feet. In May 2006 in a question to what the best moment in his administration, Bush was quoted: "I would say the best moment was when I caught a 7 ½-pound largemouth bass on my lake."^[9] Binomial name The Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of fish. ... Binomial name Rafinesque, 1819 The Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or coppernose. ...

At the urging of his daughters, the President has also built a large swimming pool ^[10] over the objections of Heymann who thought it would interrupt the stark views. President Bush calls it "the whining pool" — whine long enough and you get it.^[11]

Activities

One of the most highly prized souvenirs from the compound is a gray Under Armour athletic shirt (retail $19.99) emblazoned with a Texas star encircled by the words The President's 100-Degree Club. In order to qualify a visitor must run 3 miles, or bike for 10, when the thermometer hits triple digits.^[12]

President Bush uses the compound for vacations, occasional meetings, and entertaining foreign dignitaries. In the less formal setting, dress code for meetings calls for an open collar and no tie. Guests are typically treated to meals of Southern cuisine. When not holding meetings or briefings, Bush spends his time mountain biking, jogging, fishing, bird hunting, and clearing brush. The cuisine of the Southern United States is defined as the regional culinary form of states generally south of the Mason-Dixon Line easterly to the state of Texas. ...

President Bush has made clear his preference for spending time away from his official residence at the White House in Washington, DC. In 2001, he said, "I think it is so important for a president to spend some time away from Washington, in the heartland of America."^[13] For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Visits from foreign dignitaries

Putin and Bush in 2001

Visitors to the ranch have included: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• Russian President Vladimir Putin, November 2001
• British Prime Minister Tony Blair, April 2002
• Saudi King Abdullah, April 2002, April 2005
• Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, August 2002
• Chinese President Jiāng Zémín, October 2002
• Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, February 2003
• Australian Prime Minister John Howard, May 2003
• Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, May 2003
• Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, July 2003
• Mexican President Vicente Fox, March 2004, March 2005
• Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, April 2004
• Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, November 2004
• Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, March 2005
• Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, April 2005
• Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, August 2005
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel, November 2007^[14]

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Security considerations

The Federal Aviation Administration has three nautical miles (six km) no fly zone around the ranch full time (designated Prohibited Area 49). When Bush is there, a Temporary Flight Restriction is issued, expanding the radius to 10 nautical miles (19 km), with lesser restrictions extending to 30 nautical miles (56 km), containing some exceptions for Waco Regional Airport nearby. “FAA” redirects here. ... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... A No-Fly Zone is a territory over which aircraft generally or certain unauthorized aircraft are not permitted to fly. ... Waco Regional Airport (IATA: ACT, ICAO: KACT), also known as Waco Municipal Airport, is located in the northwest part of the City of Waco, in McLennan County, Texas. ...

Bush normally flies in and out of TSTC Waco Airport (the former Connally Air Force Base that is now owned by state technical college) on Air Force One and is shuttled on Marine One to the ranch. TSTC Waco Airport formerly known as Waco Army Air Field, Connally Air Force Base and James Connally Air Force Base is an airport north of Waco, Texas. ... For the current aircraft, see Boeing VC-25. ... Marine One lifting off of the White House south lawn. ...

Protests

Protests are frequent outside the compound with one of the most prominent being Cindy Sheehan who spent several months there protesting the Iraq War.^[15][16] She created a peace camp called Camp Casey by pitching a tent by the side of Prairie Chapel Road leading to the compound in 2005 and was joined at one point by filmaker Michael Moore. She announced her intention to stay for the full five weeks or until such a meeting was granted. She also promised that, were she not granted a second meeting, she would return to Crawford each time Bush visited there in the future.^[17] Several cabinet members went out to talk to Sheehan, but she refused stating that she would only talk to the President himself. Toward the end of her vigil, she said she was "very, very, very grateful" Bush did not grant her that meeting because it would have ended the momentum the peace movement gained from the popularity of her demonstrations.^[18] Pro-Bush supporters set up an alternative Camp Reality across Prairie Chapel Road.^[19] Cindy Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House in 2006. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... First peace camps Peace camps are known from the 1920s. ... Camp Casey can refer to: Camp Casey, South Korea is a U.S. Army base in South Korea. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Vigil, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (XIV century) This article is about the period of sleeplessness. ... A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. ...

Future of the ranch

Alberto Gonzalez and his wife with the Bushes at the ranch the day before Gonzalez resigned as United States Attorney General

Speculation about the future of the ranch is been stirred up in the location of the George W. Bush Presidential Library with reports that the Bushes may be considering a residence in the Dallas, Texas, area after the Presidency. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, USA) is the current United States. ... Seal of the United States Department of Justice The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. Â§ 503) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... The George W. Bush Presidential Library is the future presidential library of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. ... Dallas redirects here. ...

Baylor University in Waco has made a bid for the library. However Southern Methodist University in the Dallas suburb of University Park, Texas, is said to be the frontrunner.^[20] Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... The first college tennis match was played at Southern Methodist University. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: County Dallas County Government  - Mayor James H. Holmes, III Area  - City 9. ...

Laura is said to have told reporters they are considering buying a home in Dallas, and rumors have circulated that it would be the suburb of Highland Park, Texas.^[21] Tree-lined street in Highland Park Highland Park is a town located in central Dallas County, Texas (USA). ...

The Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed White House official: "They'll have their place in Crawford. He just loves it."^[22] The Journal noted that in 2007 Bush had not visited the ranch as prior years noting that in 2004 he visited 17 times compared with four times prior to August 2007 in 2007.^[23]

In the summer of 2007 Bush met on separate occasions with Putin and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at his father’s Bush Compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Even Cindy Sheehan staged a protest in August 2007 at Kennebunkport rather than the Bush ranch – even though George was not even at the compound at the time. Nicolas Sarkozy at Paris, May 2005. ... The Walkers Point estate The Bush compound, formally Walkers Point, is the summer home of 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush. ... Boats on the Kennebunk River between Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Kennebunkport is a town located in York County, Maine. ...

Gallery

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References

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External links

• July 1999: Locals Hope Bush will create a White House in Texas, from the Abilene Reporter-News
• December 2000: Home on the Range, from TIME magazine's Person of the Year story on Bush
• March 2001: Prohibited Area P-49 established by the FAA over the ranch and enlarged during presidential visits
• August 2001: No grocery, $5 haircuts - and the Bush ranch, from the Christian Science Monitor
• August 25, 2001: President Gives Tour of Crawford Ranch, a White House press release
• December 2002: The Bush Ranch, from Cowboys & Indians magazine
• January 2, 2003: President's Remarks on Walking Tour of the Ranch, a White House press release
• July 29, 2005: Bush plans 50th ranch trip in five years, an Associated Press report published in USA Today.
• August 18, 2005: Can this bike ride be Bush's tour de force?, A report in The Times concerning the visit of Lance Armstrong to the ranch.

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