▁the ▁house ▁is ▁the ▁second - old est ▁in ▁Edwards ville ▁after ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Steph enson ▁House . ▁The ▁two - and - one - half ▁story ▁brick ▁house ▁is ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁style . ▁The ▁front ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁has ▁five ▁b ays ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁entrance ; ▁the ▁entrance ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁fan ▁light ▁and ▁an ▁arch ed ▁l int el . ▁The ▁house ' s ▁g able ▁roof ▁features ▁three ▁d orm ers ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁chim ne ys ▁at ▁either ▁end , ▁and ▁a ▁brick ▁cor nice ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁edge . ▁Dr . ▁John ▁We ir , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁ran ▁his ▁doctor ' s ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Edward ▁until ▁the ▁former ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁purchased ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁converted ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁museum . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : F eder al ▁architecture ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category