Fresno Historical Society

The drive along palm-lined Kearney Boulevard is one of the best reasons to visit the museum, which stands in shaded 225-acre Kearney Park. The century-old home of M. Theo Kearney, Fresno's onetime "raisin king," is accessible only on guided 45-minute tours.

Posted on April 09, 2015. Brought to you by fodors.

The sprawling estate of an irrigation magnate who turned raisins into billions.\r

The Scene
The park is impressive at 225 acres, but just imagine what it must have looked like back when Kearney's estate was nearly 5,000 acres!

A former manor house...

Posted by by Contributor at Citysearch on August 18, 2003. Brought to you by Citysearch.

LOVE this Mansion

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100

We just love this step back into time at the Mansion. We go about every other year. Every time we go we learn something new. We also notice things we didn't before. My husband 's great grandpa used to work for Mr. Kearney. We were...

Posted by tntntnt2017 on September 12, 2017. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Needs more time

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80

Beautiful home, however, the tour was too short and the guide was speaking too fast trying to squeeze all the information in the allotted time. We left feeling confused and incomplete.

Posted by Sarah L on June 10, 2017. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

A good representation of Fresno History

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80

Kearney is a slice of important Fresno History. You can tour the mansion. As a kid I used to go our there with my teacher Mother and collect owl pellets for her classroom science lessons. They also hold the Civil War re enactments on the...

Posted by trra on March 29, 2017. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Interesting old Mansion

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100

Kearny Mansion is beautifully decorated in period style: furniture, rugs, wallpaper, historic objects. Downstairs parlors, upstairs bedrooms, all very interesting and authentic. Especially nice to visit at Christmas time when all decorated for holidays or during the Civil War Recreation event.

Posted by sunshyn468 on December 15, 2016. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Great Historical Stop

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80

This is a really neat stop if you have the time. Its a quick 20 mins drive west of Fresno. Almost the entire street of Kearney Blvd. to get there is tree lined, very beautiful. The house has a very interesting guided tour or you...

Posted by JawaBob on November 29, 2016. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

House Museum and Regional History Archives

Posted on May 14, 2015. Brought to you by merchantcircle.

Kearney Mansion Museum can be found at W Kearney Blvd 7160. The following is offered: Entertainers. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Fresno there are 11 other Entertainers. An overview can be found here.

Posted on May 09, 2015. Brought to you by opendius.

National Register of Historic Places, Learn About Valley History, Guided Tours

Posted on March 18, 2015. Brought to you by merchantcircle.

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Posted on January 27, 2015. Brought to you by yasabe.

Bring your family and friends to the Kearney Historic Site for a guided tour that provides a glimpse of the San Joaquin Valley's agricultural beginnings through the life and times of M. Theo Kearney - a California ag pioneer who came to be known as the Raisin King. Tour the turn-of-the-century ranch manager's residence (known as the Superintendent's Lodge) that was part of the ranch...

Posted on April 16, 2014. Brought to you by binglocal.