It was the residence of Thomas Richard Meux, a physician who served Fresno in the initial stages of the city's growth.

Along with his brother, John, Thomas Meux enlisted in the 9th Tennessee Infantry Regiment on May 24, 1861, just as the American Civil War was breaking out.

[2] Thomas Meux applied his medical skills while on the battlefield, unofficially at first, then was officially commissioned as an assistant surgeon.

The Meux family arrived at the Southern Pacific Hotel in Fresno in December 1887 and went to work building a permanent home.

[2][3] After arriving in Fresno, Meux established his medical practice and sought to build a home for his family.

One Meux daughter married local politician Henry E. Barbour in a ceremony which took place in the home's parlor in 1907.

[1][8][9] In 2004, a small scale replica of the Meux Home was built in a new city park called "Trolley Creek" in southeast Fresno.

The Meux Home sits at the intersection of Tulare and R streets on the east end of downtown Fresno.

Decorations cover every wall and ceiling using a papered finish, as well as carved woodwork and stained glass windows.

A French Renaissance influence is seen in the chimney details, while the finials at the intersection of roof hips invoke Victorian Gothic.