1346 East Shore Drive  

Section 22 History

Also had address of 1352 East Shore Drive proabably assigned to the store.

1897 - December the issue of the Culver Herald dated 31 Dec 1897 - told of the fire that destroyed several buildings at Maxinkuckee Landing. One being a building that housed the grocery and confectionary store operated by Frank Fernandez and the butcher shop which was next door.

1898 - E. Paukers & Co. ?Eli Parker?

Shore Drive & 18th Rd.

1922 - Guy T. Bigley Store

1929 - Dec 11 - Guy T . Bigley and Mabel A. WD to Frank W Hartzer and Margaret Hartzer,, S 125.75 ft. Lot 2 W of Rd ex rd to lake in 22-31-1 $1.00

After buying out Chester Bigley's interest, Guy Bigley and his wife, Mabel, operated the store.

about 1932-1933 - The Bigley's sold the store to Sarah Jane Rector.

A large water wheel that sat near the road and powered the water from the artesian well for the store.

Also John Bigleys writes of another building in his story on the Maxinkuckee Launches:
Captain L. S. Finney, who owned the East Side MAY and the CAROL, had his headquarters at the landing. He was the one that I knew in my youth and admired so much. In a small building on the lot of my father, Guy Bigley, had his shop, office and living quarters. He hired Dick Louden to run the East Side May and Eddie Boberg to take telephone messages and to keep the books. Captain Finney always ran the Carol as it was the fastest launch.

1930 - Sep 10 Grace Rogers - Suit for Quiet Title

1931-1943-? - Homer L Rogers

... newly aquired cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rogers, which was formerly the G. T. Bigley cottage at Maxinkuckee Landing - Jun 10 1931 - Citizen

1943 - Jul 28 - Private Antique Sale Saturday, Sunday Monday August 7,8,9 at Rogers Cottage Maxinkuckee Lnding Culver... Mra. Homer Rogers

1956 - Dr. R. M. Crouse ( Dr. Roy Morton Crouse, D.D.S. )

1954-61 - Camp Maxinkuckee for Girls - James Puett

1958 Lake Directory - James Puett / Maxinkuckee Girls Camp - Culver, Ind.; P. 0. Box 198, Remington, Ind.

listed in the 1961 telephone directory

1961 / 19701972 - Sep 13 - James Rocap, Indianapolis Attorney Buys Home On East Shore Drive

Mr. and Mrs. James Rocap of Indianapolis have purchased the former Lake Maxinkuckee summer home of the Homer Rogers at 1346 East Shore Drive.

The property recently has been owned by James Puett of Remmington, Ind., who operaed the Camp Maxinkuckee for Girls at that location.

Mr. Rocap is an attorney and there are six children in the family

They are members of St. Mary's of the Lake Church.

1974-1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 - David J. Dyer - (Telephone directory) 1961,Sep-Nov. 1990 - James E. Jr. and Barbara Ann Rocap

The two-story brick building was razed in September 1969 to make way for a second lake cottage to be built on the lot. The aerial view shows the original Bigley cottage still remained on the lakefront

c. 1986 - The Rocap's also purchased the Manor Market property across the road to the east after it burnt on 28 December 1985

Nov 1990 - 2014, Jun - Richard A Rocap Etal c/o Michael Rocap

The original Bigley Cottage on the lake front:

2014,Jun-2024 - Michael G Browning Northwest Technology Center

On behalf of Michael G. Browning to approve a variance of development standards to build a new residence with South yard setback of ten feet five inches (10' 5') +1- , from the required setback of Twenty five (26) feet. The address of the property is 1346 East Shore Drive, Culver, Indiana 46511. The Legal description is:

Part of Lot Number Two (2) in Section Twenty-two (22), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range One (1) East, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot Number Two (2), said Section, Township and Range aforesaid, being the point of intersection of the East and West center line of said Section Twenty-two (22) aforesaid with the meander line on the East Shore of Lake Maxinkuckee; thence North Twenty (20) degrees, West following said meander line a distance of Twenty-one (21) and Twenty-five Hundredths (25) feet to the point of intersection of said meander line aforesaid with the North line of an established East and West public highway being the place of beginning and the Southwest corner of the real estate herein described; thence running East on the said North line of said highway and parallel with the South line of said Lot Number Two (20 aforesaid, distance of Two Hundred Seventy feet (270) to a point; thence North along the West right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway No. 117 a distance of One Hundred Forty-two and five hundredths (142.05) feet to a point, (said point being One Hundred Fifty-eight and Twenty-five Hundredths (158.25; feet 4rom the intersection of the South Line of Lot No. Two (2; and the West right-of-way line of Indiana Highway No 117) thence South 82 0 18' West Two Hundred Forty-eight and one-tenth (248.1) feet; thence South One hundred Four feet more or less, along the meander line of Lake Maxinkuckee to the place of beginning.

Copy of this notice has been sent to the petitioner and to the owners of property affected by the petition. Dated: 9/25/2015 October 8, 15, 2015 cc1994 hspaxip

2015 - Oct 16 - House and buildings demolished. One last view of the property:

2017 - Aerial view of property with new dewelling & dewlling under construction by July 2017 considered completed.

INT SLN 2 W R/W LN SR117 N19D 27' W LEGAL DESC
SW COR LOT 2 N 20D W 21.25' PT N RD E (Bigley & Rossa Store corner)
SW COR LOT 2 CEN LN INT MEAN LN LK N (house lot)