Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Taylor-VanShoiak lots



1911 - Sep 7 - The Van Schoiack farm of 207 acres is to be sold on Sept. 16 in whole or in parcels. The property includes 24 lake front lots.-- Culver Citizen

1913 - May 25 - To Let - Completely furnished seven room cottage, beautifully located at Lake Maxinkuckee for June, $40; farm house near, where meals can be obtained at reasonable rates. Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941 North Pennsylvania Phone 7268-K. - Indianapolis Star.

1915 - Mary Lyon Taylor (Mrs Edward Taylor) bought several VanShoiak lots; besides her own cottage of "Sunset Knoll" (See the 1922 plat map section below)

The following were found about these lots:

May 9, 1915 The Indianapolis Star

    JUST completed, cottage at Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver, Ind., beautifully located on east side, on high ground with fine shade and good bathing beach, living room 28 feet by 18 1/2, hardwood floor, large mission fireplace, breakfast room, kitchen, nine bedrooms, hard and soft water, porch 38x12 feet; completely and beautifully furnished, piano included; will rent for the season for $300 or sell for $5,000.

    Also same location with 50-foot lot between cottages, with living room, dining room, kitchen and six bedrooms. completely furnished; will rent for the season for $200 or sell for $3,000. Address MRS. EDWARD TAYLOR, 1941 North Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis, Ind.


1913 - May 13 - Culver Citizen
    Cottages for Rent or Sale. Just completed, cottage on East side, Indianapolis pier, beautifully situated on high ground with fine shade and good bathing beach; living room 28x18%, hard-wood floor, large mission fireplace, breakfast room, kitchen, nine bedrooms, hard and soft water, porch 38x12, completely and beautifully furnished, piano included. Will rent for the season for $300 or sell for $5,000.

    Also same location, with 50-foot lot between, cottage with living room, dining room, kitchen and six bedrooms. Completely furnished. Will rent for the season for $200 or sell for $3,000.

    Address Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis.


1915 - May 9 - JUST completed, cottage at Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver, Ind., beautifully located on east side, on high ground with fine shade and good bathing beach, living room 28 feet by 18 feet, hardwood floor, large mission fireplace, breakfast room, kitchen, nine bedrooms, hard and soft water, porch 38x12 feet; completely and beautifully furnished, piano included; will rent for the season for $300 or sell for $5,000. Also same location with 50-foot lot between cottages, with living room, dining room, kitchen and six bedrooms. completely furnished; will rent for the season for $200 or sell for $3,000. Address MRS. EDWARD TAYLOR, 1941 North Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis, Ind.- Indianapolis Star

1916, Jan 13 - For Sale - 1915 cottage - Mrs Edward Taylor, cottage $2,000

1917 - Jun 29 - FOR SALE- AT BARGAIN. MOST DESIRABLE new cottage, Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver,Indiana. Eleven rooms, large living room, eight bedrooms. etc. beautifully furnished in antique and willow; rosewood piano. Most beautiful location on lake, crest knoll, facing east: fine trees, shallow. sandy beach: electricity. Rented for season $300. Will sell unfurnished $3,500 as it stands for $4,000. Drive to Culver see MRS. EDWARD TAYLOR, Culver.-- Chicago Tribune

1917 - Jul 29 - For sale: New ten-room cottage, beautifully Maxinkuckee, situated Culver, Ind. on east side high of Lake ground, fine trees, sandy beech, 100-foot lot; rented for $300: $3.800. Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941 North Pennsylvania,Indianapolis. --Indianapolis Star

1917, 15 Aug - Mrs. Edward Taylor of Indianapolis has begun the erection of a story and a half cottage, to cost about $1500, on one of the Vanschoiack lots. - Culver Citizen

1918 - Mar 3 - Lake Maxinkuckee - Completed May 1 - eight room furnished cotttage, beautifully situated on fine wooded lot, east side Lake Maxinkuckee Will take as part payment automobile, new or used car in good condition. The cottage and two others are for sale or rent. $250 and 4325 for season. Edward taylor 1941 North Pennsylvania St. - Indianapolis Star.

1918, Jun 19 - For Rent or Sale. A Newly-completed 9-room cottage, furnished, East Side. call or phone Mrs. Edward Taylor, 163-L1 - Culver Citizen

1918 - Jul 3 - Mrs Edward Taylor of Indianapolis has opened Sunset Knoll for the season

1919 - Jun 19 - Lake Maxinkuckee - Nine room cottage, very desirable, opened and ready for immediate occupncy, Address Mrs. Edward Taylor, Culver, Ind., Indianapolis Pier - Indianapolis Star

1920 - Aug 4 - Mrs Edward Taylor has recently bought the ten vacant lots lying between her cottages and Hickory Crest the summer place of George Sherman and has placed them on the market

Also by 1922 plat map the lots are marked Lots 14-25; that being 12 lots; there is at this time another lot in between the last VanShoaik subdivision lot #25 labeled Craig and the Sherman property now labeled as Eva Sherman. A Rough guess of this area the Number's of today are:
      * Mary Taylor Lot --
          NOTE: more work needs to be done in this area but by the 1922 plat map she bought
            Lot number 8, (now part of 2100 E. Shore Dr.
            Lots number 9, 10, 11, (2118 E. Shore Dr. and 2124 E. Shore dr.
            Lot number 12, (2130 E Shore Dr.) and
            Lot number 13 (possibly 2160 E. Shore, as next in VanShoiack's subdivision number two (2), located in lot number one (1) in section twenty-seven (27), township thirty-two (32) north, range one (1) east,


      * Vanshoiak Lot 14 - 2306 E Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 15 - 2314 E. Shore Ln
      * Vanshoiak Lot 16 - 2324 E Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 17 & 18 2348 E Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 19 & 2/3 of 20 - 2358 E Shore Ln
      * Vanshoiak Lot South 16 and 2/3 feet of lot 20 & 21 / Lot A Aratas E. Shore Replat 2370 E. Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 22 - 2380 E. Shore Ln
      * Vanshoiak Lot 23 - CORNELIUS & EWING SUB LOT 1 (Cornelius & Ewing's Sub: lots 23, 24, 25 of VanShoiack's Lake Front Subdivision) 2388 E Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 24 - LOT 2 CORNELIUS & EWINGS SUB (Cornelius & Ewing's Sub: lots 23, 24, 25 of VanShoiack's Lake Front Subdivision) 2410 E. Shore Ln.
      * Vanshoiak Lot 25 - LOT # 3 CORNELIUS & EWING SUB (Cornelius & Ewing's Sub: lots 23, 24, 25 of VanShoiack's Lake Front Subdivision) 2420 E. Shore Ln.


1920 - Aug 4,11 - Lake Lots for Sale Choice Lake fron lots on East Side. Also cottages for rent for the season of 1921 Address Mrs. Edwward Taylor, 1941 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis -- Culver Citizen

1920 - Aug 15 - For Sale 700 ft. beautiful wood lots, east shore Lake Maxinkuckee Culver, Ind. Cottages also for 1921 Mrs. Edward Talor, 1941 N. Penn. St. Indianapolis - Chicago. Tribune

1920 - Aug 16-20 - For Sale - 500 feet east Shore Lake Maxinkuckee; cottages 1921. Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941 N. Pennsylvania - Indianapolis News

1920 - Sep 20 - Mrs. Edward Taylor of Indianapolis has sold an East side cottage to David T. Smith of Indianapolis for $3900.-- Culver Citizen

1920 - Sep 15 - LAKE LOTS FOR SALE. Choice lake front lots on- East side. Also cottages for rent for the season of 1921. Address Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis.-- Culver Citizen

1920 - Sep. 29 - F. W. Shideler of Indianapolis last week purchased of Mrs. Edward Taylor her north cottage on Sunset Knoll. The Shidelers who have occupied the cottage for the last two season, contemplate extensive improvements on the property which has a 90 foot frontage. The consideration was $7,000

1920 - Sep 10, Oct 20, Nov 3,10 - FOR SALE. East side, eight-room cottage, beautifully furnished, built 1918, $6,000; also 500 ft. lake frontage, fine trees, clear sandy beach. Mrs. Edward Taylor, 1941, N. Penn. St, Indianapolis. -- Culver Citizen

1921 - Deed to F. W. Shideler is under 2296 E Shore at present also
Deed of Jan 10, 1921 - The description pre the deed: This Indenture Witnesseth: That Mary L Taylor and Edward Taylor her husband of Marion county, in the state of Indiana Concery and Warrant to Chella B. Shideler of Marion County, in the State of Indiana for the sum of seven thousand ($7000.00) dollars the following said real estate in Marshall county the state of Indiana to-wit. A part of Section Twenty-seven (27) in Township Thirty-two (32), Range One (1) East described by metes and bounds as follows
    Commencing at a point Ten (10) feet southwest of VanShoiak's Plat No.1, on the west line of a Twenty (20) foot alley; thence in a northwesterly direction to a point One Hundered twenty seven (127) seet west from the southeast corner of VanSchoiak's Plet No. 1 of said section, township, and range thence west along the soutl line of Lot No. seven (7) of said Plat No. 1 a distance of Forty-three (43) feet to angle Number Five (5) on the meader line and angle of Lake Maxinkuckee in the dedication of VanShoiak's Lake Front subdivision of Plat No. 2 and 3, recorded in Plat Book 1 at pag 359 of the Records of said Marshall county, Indiana; running thence south Three (3) degrees west a distance of Ninety (90) feet along said meander line of Lake Maxinkuckee; thence each [east] in a straight line One hundred Forty (140) feet to the Northeast corner of Lot No. Fourteen (14) in VanShoiack's subdivision Np 2 thence in a northeasterly direction along the west line of said alley a distance of NInety (90) feet to the place of beginning
    It is expressly agreed and understood of by and between the grantors and the grantee herein that it is intended by this Deeed of Conveyance that the grantors are conveying to the grantee a strip of ground in Section Twenty-seven (27) township Thirty-Two (32) North of Range One (1) East in Marshall County,Indiana, fronting on Lake Maxinkuckee, which strip of ground is Ninety (90) feet wide facing Lake Maxinkucee and Ninety (90) feet wide on the rear of said strip facing an alley twenty (20) feet wide, which strip of ground is one hudred and seventy (170) feet long on the north line and is One hundred forty (140) feet long on the south; being a part of the real estate conveyed to the grantor Mary L Taylor by Jessie E. Daggett, and others January 21, 1913 as recorded in Deed Record 82 at page 105 and also a part of the ground conveyed to the grantor Mary L Taylor by Cornelia Daggett and Sabie D Allen January 13 1913 as recorded in Deed Record No. 82 at pg. 104

    In witness whereof the said Mary L Taylor and Edward Taylor her husband, have hereunto set their hands and seals this 10th day of January 1921;




1922 - Jan 19 -LAKE. MAXINKUCKEE Do you appreciate an opportunity to buy picturesque 7-room cottage, furnished, on cart side of lake, for Rents for $330; lot alone worth $1,000. Last summer we sold 10 lots adjoining this -place: other cottages for sale yielding Income $450 and each, already rented for season 1922. Parties to lease, your bargains in real estate with Taylor Realty Co. WASHINGTON 4847 RING-1. -- Indianaplois News

1922 - May 4 - Sale - Seven-room cottage, east side of Lake Maxinkuckee, near Indianapols Pier; clear, sandy beach; $350; reasonable terms. Washington 4847-1

1922 - Sep 10-13, 18, 21 - FOR SALE--Eight-room cottage. beautifully furnished: east side Lake Maxinkuckee: built four yeara: rents for $350: a bargain: $3,400 Mrs. Edward Taylor. Washington: 4847-1.-- Indianapolis Star

1922 - Sep 10 - Women Realtors of Indiana Are Winning Large Success in New Field Where Men for Years Have Been Dominant Dominant.
    Women in New Experience Shows Woman Has Natural Gift for the Business That Has to Do With Home-Making and Home

    Some Outstanding Personaltties in Real Estate World Who Combine: Domestic Charm With. Business Ability.

    BY JANET P. SHAW...

    But you can't entirely understand the spell which real estate work throws over women until you have talked with Mrs. Edward Taylor.

    A few years ago, Mra. Taylor was winning honors with her beautiful portrait studies of Indianapolis people.

    Then she won a prize of $500 in a kodak picture contest and unconsciously began her career as realtor.

    Perhaps, the love of the game was in her blood, for she isthe daughter of a well-known realtor of Minneapolis.

    But Mrs. Taylor carried into her work, along with a love of speculation, real artistic Lability and imagination, and a great joy in happy home life.

    She began with a small cottage at Lake Maxinkuckee, which she remodeled and beautified.

    Then the lots near by began to look barron and lonely, so she hired carpenters again and built a second and then a third and a fourth cottage just to work out some of the artistio schemes which crowded her brain or which she saw in her neighbors' homes.

    When they were finished she, filled the cottages with beautiful wicker furniture, Jenny Lind beds, softly colored rugs, etc., and they sold litcrally "at sight." House Dreams Come True

    Today Mrs. Taylor is still trying to make house dreams come true at Orchard Hill, where Mr: and Mrs. Taylor and their sons, Edward and Heber, and their beautiful collie, "Jean." make their home.

    It takes all five of them to show you where "Mother" has planned a winding drive through the adjoining thirty-five acres of rolling woodland covered with old beeches and maples and oaks, and to point out to you the beautiful sites for homes which she has chosen

    As you walk along beside them, you, too, begin to see visions of comfortable homes, protected by forest monarcha and filled with happy people, and you reallze, with Mrs. Taylor that the selling of the right sort of homes is one form of service to the Community, a service whose importance can hardly be overestimated... Indianapolis Star


1932 - Out of an abstract for the area