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| location = Court House Sq., [[Toledo, Illinois]] |
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| added = June 11, 1981<ref>[http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm NRIS Database], National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 25, 2007.</ref> |
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The '''Cumberland County Courthouse''', located in Courthouse Square in [[Toledo, Illinois|Toledo]], is the [[county courthouse]] of [[Cumberland County, Illinois|Cumberland County]], [[Illinois]]. Built in 1887–88, the building is Cumberland County's second courthouse. The first courthouse, located at the same site as the current one, was built in 1856 and burned in 1885. The second courthouse was designed by architects S. S. Goehring and L.L. Pierson. The building's design features a central [[clock tower]], arched entrances on the east and west sides, column-supported balconies above the entrances, and a [[balustrade]] along the roofline. The building has continuously served as the seat of county government since its opening.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eichacker|first=John C.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cumberland County Courthouse|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/107980.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219155126/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/107980.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2013|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=December 19, 2013|author2=W. Scott Everhart|date=January 12, 1981}}</ref> |
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The '''Cumberland County Courthouse''' is located in the [[Cumberland County, Illinois]] village and county seat of [[Toledo, Illinois|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. Of the three Registered Historic Places in Cumberland County two can be found in or near Toledo, the other being the [[Thornton Ward Estate]]. |
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The courthouse was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 11, 1981.<ref name="nris"/> |
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[[File:Toledo, IL - May 3, 1910.jpg|thumb|The courthouse was shown on this postcard sent on May 3, 1910.]] |
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{{National Register of Historic Places}} |
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{{Illinois county courthouses}} |
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[[Category:Cumberland County, Illinois]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Cumberland County, Illinois]] |
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[[Category:County courthouses in Illinois]] |
[[Category:County courthouses in Illinois]] |
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[[Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]] |
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[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1888]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Illinois]] |
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| Location | Court House Sq., Toledo, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′20″N 88°14′34″W / 39.27222°N 88.24278°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1887-88 |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000220[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1981 |
The Cumberland County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Toledo, is the county courthouse of Cumberland County, Illinois. Built in 1887–88, the building is Cumberland County's second courthouse. The first courthouse, located at the same site as the current one, was built in 1856 and burned in 1885. The second courthouse was designed by architects S. S. Goehring and L.L. Pierson. The building's design features a central clock tower, arched entrances on the east and west sides, column-supported balconies above the entrances, and a balustrade along the roofline. The building has continuously served as the seat of county government since its opening.[2]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1981.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Eichacker, John C.; W. Scott Everhart (January 12, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cumberland County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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