Crown+Point+Courthouse

=Crown Point Courthouse= ="The Grand Old Lady"=


 * It was built in 1878, at a cost of $52,00 by Thomas and Hugh Colwell of Ottawa, Illinois.
 * In 1907 Beers and Beers were chosen as architects of the north and south two story extensions which cost about 160,000.00
 * Romanesque and Georgian Styles
 * Placed on the National Register of Historic Places May 17, 1973
 * It is currently rehabilitated by the Lake County Court House Foundation Inc. and houses shops and a History of Crown Point Museum.
 * Since 1976 over $750,000 has been raised by private contributions, shop rental, and dues for refurbishing the building. For more information please go to [|Lake Court House Foundation Inc.]

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Lake Court House Foundation, Inc.
Swisher, Charles W. and Mabel. __Crown Point, Indiana 1834-1984: The Hub City__. L. E. Laney & Son, Crown Point: 19884.

=The City of Crown Point= [|Offical Website]

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