PIRU : Auxiliary to Give Cook Mansion Tour
A public tour of the Cook mansion in Piru will be given by the Ventura County Medical Society Auxiliary on Sunday.
The Queen Anne-style home was built from 1887 to 1890 by David C. Cook, a citrus farmer who regarded the Fillmore area as a “garden of Eden,” said Bonnie J. Walters, auxiliary president-elect.
The mansion was virtually destroyed by fire in 1981, leaving only the floor tiles, brick and brownstone, Walters said. Current owners Scott and Ruth Newhall reconstructed the mansion from old photographs.
The mansion features a redwood exterior, enhanced by brick and brownstone, and topped by a gabled slate roof. Interior doorways, bookcases and the main staircase are elaborately carved, auxiliary President Christine C. Hooper said.
The mansion will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $8 a person or $15 for two at the door. Refreshments will be available at the mansion.
Proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit Ventura County medical programs and health career scholarships. Last year, the auxiliary donated more than $10,000 to organizations such as the Gull Wings Children’s Museum in Oxnard that features a hands-on medical exhibit, and Children for Tomorrow, a national bone-marrow donor program.
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