{"nrhp_refnum":"79002954","name":"Bayou Bend","other_names":["The Bayou Bend Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts,Houston"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Westcott St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.756819032000067,"lon":-95.42028260153138,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Art","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Bayou Bend is a Neo-Classical residence with formal gardens on about 15 acres along Buffalo Bayou at 1 Westcott Street, Houston, Texas. It was built in 1927-28 to designs by architect John F. Staub and now serves as a museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house was built for Ima Hogg and her brothers to hold their collection of American decorative arts, often considered the finest in the Southwest. It blends English Regency and Louisiana Greek Revival styles, and its terraced gardens use period landscaping schemes. It was also one of the earliest residences in River Oaks and set a trend of grand design there.","narrative":"Bayou Bend is a grand house and garden estate of about 15 acres beside Buffalo Bayou in Houston. Architect John F. Staub designed it in 1927 for Ima Hogg and her brothers, and it was finished in 1928. The design combines English Regency styling at the front with a Greek Revival rear elevation, and it is built of plastered tile block with a standing seam copper roof. Terraced grounds lead to gardens marked by marble statues of Clio, Diana and Euterpe. The house was made to display the family's collection of early American furniture, glass, porcelain, silver and paintings, often considered the finest in the Southwest. It was among the earliest residences in the River Oaks development. Starting in 1958, Ima Hogg donated the estate to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and it opened to the public in 1966. Its significance rests on its architecture, landscape design, the collection and its educational role.","period_of_significance":"1927-28","architect_builder":"John F. Staub","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical combining English Regency and Louisiana Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a museum; condition listed as excellent, and the property is described as altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.010692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9723/40972348/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002954.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002954/f1bdbb86f8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002954/f1bdbb86f8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Postoak at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BayouBendPorch.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Postoak at English Wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BayouBendPorch.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972348","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayou_Bend_Collection_and_Gardens","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2892295"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/bayou-bend-79002954/"}