Adventure 003, Site 069-Thomas R. Meux Home

Sherri in front of the Meux Home

Meux House

Capture California, the Game-2013
Adventure: 003, Site 069-Thomas R. Meux Home
California Point of Interest: P437
National Registry of Historic Places ID: 75000427
Local Registry ID: 2


Team: YOLT
Date:  September 15, 2013
Location:

Coordinates: N 36° 44.390 W 119° 46.940

Address: 1007 R Street, Fresno

Description:
Date Built: 1889



This is one of Fresno's prides and joys. When we saw the building, one of the conical shaped rooftops was getting re-roofed. So we got to see the setting sun's light filter through the rafters. An impressive sight.



As we said last year, Sherri has had the joy of being served an English tea here during Christmas time. With its period pieces, it is a tour to enjoy.

Thomas R. Meux Home (1889)

1007 R Street
Queen Anne

The Meux Home was built in 1889 by Dr. Thomas Richard Meux (1838-1929). During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Ninth Tennessee Volunteer Regiment of the Confederate Army. After four years he left the service as an assistant surgeon with the rank of Captain. The Meux family moved in Fresno in 1887, and Dr. Meux chose the corner of Tulare and R streets as the family's homesite in March of 1888. Meux established his medical practice in 1889 and served as a physician from his office and home the rest of his life. The home was continuously occupied by the Meux family for eighty years. It was later acquired by the city of Fresno and is presently open to the public as the Meux Home Museum.









References:

• Guide to Historic Fresno
  
• WAY
  
• California Point of Interest
  
• Weird Fresno
  
• Meux House Web Site
  
• Noehill
  
• National Registry of Historic Places: Documentation and Pictures
  

Overall Landmark References:

• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• NoeHill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• Waymarking (WAY)
  
• Guide to Historic Fresno