Rienzi is the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Comprising a remarkable art collection, a house, and gardens, Rienzi was given to the MFAH by arts patrons Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III. This handsome residence, named for Rienzi Johnston, Mr. Masterson's grandfather, is situated on 4.4 acres in Homewood Addition, surrounded by Houston's River Oaks neighborhood. The structure was designed in 1952 by John F. Staub, the same architect who designed Bayou Bend.