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BY DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK
Times Correspondent
CROWN POINT -- The Grand Old Lady was unveiled in all of her historic splendor Thursday evening as the 33rd star in a 52-piece South Shore Millennium Poster series.
In a special ceremony on the east courthouse steps, the 42-by-28-inch original oil rendition of the courthouse, sponsored by the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, was presented during the Taste of Crown Point.
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"We see it as a way to promote Crown Point," chamber President Carol Highsmith said.
Chamber Executive Director Gayle VanSessen gave a brief history of the landmark, built in 1876.
"It's probably the best-known structure in Northern Indiana," she said.
Nearly turned into a parking lot, the building was saved from the wrecking ball by local advocates and has been refurbished to its former grandeur by donations and government grants totaling more than $1 million, VanSessen said.
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Artist Bruce Cegur, who has completed five of the South Shore Line posters and has been commissioned to paint a sixth, was on hand to sign the posters, which were available for $20 each.
"It's been a real privilege to be the artist chosen to do this," Cegur said. "I hope I do the Grand Old Lady justice."
The posters are available for sale at the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce in the Old lake County Courthouse.
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