Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Bayou Bend
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens is located in Texas
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens is located in the United States
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Location1 Westcott St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′27″N 95°25′14″W / 29.75750°N 95.42056°W / 29.75750; -95.42056
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectJohn F. Staub
Architectural styleNeoclassical Revival, English Regency
NRHP reference No.79002954[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1979

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, located in the River Oaks community in Houston, Texas, United States, is a 14-acre (57,000 m2) facility of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) that houses a collection of decorative art, paintings and furniture.[2] Bayou Bend is the former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg. Bayou Bend was marked with a Texas Historical Commission marker in 1973 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Fox. "Bayou Bend". Handbook of Texas Online. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26.