The Menard House, also known as The Oaks, is a historic detached-home located at 1605 Thirty-Third Street in Galveston, Texas.

The combination of a dearth of carpenters in 1830s Texas and excess cargo space in Texas-bound ships made prefabricated buildings economically viable.

[2] Houston co-founder and Galveston City Company investor John Kirby Allen purchased the property in 1838, but died that July.

Around this time, Menard added two wings to the house,[2] which later became the venue for Galveston's first Mardi Gras ball in 1853.

The Menard House opened for the 1995 Historic Homes Tour, hosting 6,500 visitors for the event.