An oil painting of the historic Belle Vue House in Amherstburg has been unveiled.
The painting by Canadian artists Peter Rindlisbacher was done to help raise funds for the restoration of the heritage property.
It was unveiled Monday at Amherstburg Town Council and people in the crowd "gasped" and said it was beautiful.
Proofs and prints of the painting will be sold to help reach the goal of $1-million.
Belle Vue Conservancy Shirley Curson-Prue says so far $130,000 has been raised.
"I think it is pretty impressive for eight months," she says "We didn't start to collect anything until our first event which was a symphony put on by the Windsor Symphony in April."
Curson-Prue says the painting is a beautiful depiction of the home at its prime.
"If you look at it in pragmatic terms, the center of the house was built in 1816 to 1819, other wings were added by different families so you have to look at it and say, geez if we go for anything earlier than about 1928 we are going to have to lop off a wing."
The town owns the building and wants to restore it.
The home was a symbol of a town and nation rebuilding after the War of 1812.
It was designed a National Historic site in 1959.
The Belle Vue House was built between 1816 and 1819 and has since been a private home, a hospital, a Ukrainian Catholic Church and was then neglected.
--With files from AM800's Ricardo Veneza