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About Bayou Bend
1 Westcott Street
Houston, TX 77007
Bayou Bend is one of the country's leading museums of American decorative and fine arts. Founded by the renowned collector and philanthropist Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), the collection is displayed in her former residence, Bayou Bend. Twenty-eight room settings—elegant parlors, a fashionable dining room, a grand reception hall, and stylish bedrooms—chronicle the evolution of style in America from 1620 to 1870.
The collection of Americana numbers more than 5,000 objects, including furniture, paintings, works on paper, silver, ceramics, glass, and textiles. The exceptional furniture of John Townsend and John Henry Belter, outstanding paintings by John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale, and beautiful pieces of silver by Paul Revere and John Coney—all illustrate the inspiring artistry of early America.
Fourteen acres of formal and woodland gardens encircle Bayou Bend. Named for the bayou that winds around the property, the elegant pink stucco home was built in 1927–28 by the renowned Houston architect John F. Staub. Bayou Bend is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and certified as a Texas Historical Landmark.
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