Francis Myers (CasaGrande)
Francis Myers (1819-1894) was a American who was instrumental in the construction of the Casa Grande in Alamaden, San Jose, CA.
New Almaden Mine & Casa Grande
The New Almaden Mine is a National Historic District today. It was a larger mercury mine. Today it is a 4000-acre county park.
Francis was an architect and builder of Casa Grande just south of San Jose called New Almaden Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum. This was a large mine that was used during and after the California Gold Rush that started in 1849. The mansion was formerly known as Casa Grande because it was by far the largest home in the area. It was the official mining resident for the mining superintendent. It is an 1854 Revival Style Mansion that is still used today. The building was acquired by the county in 1997 and the building is now part of the Santa Clara County Almaden Quicksilver County Park.
There is a plaque with Mr Myer's name on it describing his role as an architect of the house. The sign is on the front breezeway.
Personal life
He was born in New Jersey and spent many years in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, LA. Rapides Parish (near Pineville) was the original location for what would become Louisiana State University in the 1860's before it moved to Baton Rouge. Several of the letters that he received and saved from the 1840s and 1850s are held in the Louisiana State University archives.
Francis moved to California in the late 1840s likely after his wife June Robert Coe died. He may have moved to California shortly before the gold rush.
Thaddeus S Robert also a native of Cheneyville moved to California for the gold rush. Thaddeus was Francis's brother-in-law (via his wife) and held several positions including County Recorder of Monterey County, California.
His son would die before him. So he did not have any heirs.
He spent 40 years living in the Almaden Valley. During that time he owned several properties which he rented out to the local miners of the New Almaden Mine.
His will directed that his significant land holdings and other assets go to his wife's niece, Mary Corey Robert, who was a schoolteacher at the time in Watsonville. She would later name her first and only child Ms Frances Myers Green. Postcards formerly owned by his namesake, Frances Myers Green, can be found in the Special Collection at Harvey Mudd College in the Herman-Green postcard collection. His namesake later attended and graduated from Stanford University in 1924 in an era where few women went to college.
New Almaden Mine & Casa Grande
The New Almaden Mine is a National Historic District today. It was a larger mercury mine. Today it is a 4000-acre county park.
Francis was an architect and builder of Casa Grande just south of San Jose called New Almaden Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum. This was a large mine that was used during and after the California Gold Rush that started in 1849. The mansion was formerly known as Casa Grande because it was by far the largest home in the area. It was the official mining resident for the mining superintendent. It is an 1854 Revival Style Mansion that is still used today. The building was acquired by the county in 1997 and the building is now part of the Santa Clara County Almaden Quicksilver County Park.
There is a plaque with Mr Myer's name on it describing his role as an architect of the house. The sign is on the front breezeway.
Personal life
He was born in New Jersey and spent many years in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, LA. Rapides Parish (near Pineville) was the original location for what would become Louisiana State University in the 1860's before it moved to Baton Rouge. Several of the letters that he received and saved from the 1840s and 1850s are held in the Louisiana State University archives.
Francis moved to California in the late 1840s likely after his wife June Robert Coe died. He may have moved to California shortly before the gold rush.
Thaddeus S Robert also a native of Cheneyville moved to California for the gold rush. Thaddeus was Francis's brother-in-law (via his wife) and held several positions including County Recorder of Monterey County, California.
His son would die before him. So he did not have any heirs.
He spent 40 years living in the Almaden Valley. During that time he owned several properties which he rented out to the local miners of the New Almaden Mine.
His will directed that his significant land holdings and other assets go to his wife's niece, Mary Corey Robert, who was a schoolteacher at the time in Watsonville. She would later name her first and only child Ms Frances Myers Green. Postcards formerly owned by his namesake, Frances Myers Green, can be found in the Special Collection at Harvey Mudd College in the Herman-Green postcard collection. His namesake later attended and graduated from Stanford University in 1924 in an era where few women went to college.
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