Bayou Bend Gardens

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens can be found at 1 Westcott St . The following is offered: Theater. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Houston there are 23 other Theater. An overview can be found here.

This estate houses the MFAH's decorative arts collections and lets you step back in time to witness the elegant lifestyle of the first half of the 20th century. Noted Houston philanthropist and collector Ima Hogg donated the 28-room mansion, complete with period pieces dating back to the 1600s, to the Museum of Fine Arts. Be sure to take the time to wander through the beautifully manicured...

Ima Hogg was the daughter of Gov. Jim Hogg, a man who obviously had a cruel sense of humor. Miss Hogg, however, did not grow up shy and self-effacing. Long after the governor was dead, she was a power to be reckoned with in local affairs and did much to keep the chicanery in city hall to a minimum. Her mansion, Bayou Bend, was built in the 1920s by Houston's most prominent architect, John F....

In Short
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens is the estate of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg. While her home is the Museum of Fine Art's showcase for American antique furniture, innovative...

Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Houston civic leader and philanthropist Ima Hogg (1882–1975), the collection is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world. The house is situated on 14 acres of organically maintained gardens in Houston's historic River Oaks...