Thornton Ward Estate
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Thornton Ward Estate is located in the Cumberland County, Illinois village of Toledo
Toledo, Illinois
Toledo is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cumberland County.Toledo is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. The Ward Estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

; the estate joined that list in December 2001. It can be found along U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

. Of the three Registered Historic Places in Cumberland County, two can be found in or near Toledo, the other being the Cumberland County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse (Illinois)
The Cumberland County Courthouse is located in the Cumberland County, Illinois village and county seat of Toledo. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the estate joined that list in June 1981. It can be found in Toledo's Courthouse Square...

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