▁for ▁Judge ▁John ▁Read ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁architect ural ▁style . ▁The ▁port ico ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁four ▁Dor ic ▁columns . ▁ ▁After ▁Judge ▁Read ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁She ▁shared ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁her ▁nep hew ▁and ▁her ▁nie ce . ▁ ▁The ▁m ansion ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁R . V . ▁H icks , ▁a ▁large ▁land owner ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁second ▁store y . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁architect ural ▁style . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁J . D . ▁Ho ppers . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Pol k . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁it ▁Dr ▁Cook ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁They ▁added ▁a ▁coal ▁furn ace ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁with ▁radi ators ▁throughout ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁central ▁he ating . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁for ▁gas ▁he ating . ▁That ▁year , ▁they ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁sun room . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁grounds ▁included ▁ch ick ens