Meyer Beer Garden
Had been refered to as: Meyers Park; Meyers Summer Garden Park and Mayers Beer
Hall.
It was completed in May 1886
1886 - Burned on Friday morning July 30th
From Indianapolis News Jul 31, 1886
Mayer's fine two story saloon building and bowling-alley, erected this
spring at Marmont, on Lake Maxinkuckee, have been destroyed by fire. It
was of incendiary orgin, the buildings having been satuarated with coal
oil. Loss $2,500
From the Indianapolis Journal - Aug. 2 1886
On Friday morning the hotel and beer-garden of the Terre Haute Brewing
Company at Lake Maxinkuckee, was entirely, destroyed by fire. Loss,
$5,000, fully insured
From the Argos Reflector Aug 5 1886
Mayer's beer hall at Maxinkuckee Lake was totally destoyed by fire on
last Friday morning at day break. It is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
The building was a new two-story frame and connected with it was a large
shed and bowling alley.
The saloon was in charge of a man named Confare.
The total loss foots up about $4000. There was no insurance
From the Indianapolis News July 31, 1886 & Fort Wayne Daily Gazette Aug. 6, Fri
Myers' Fine two-story sallooon building and bowling alley, erected
this spring at Marmont, on Lake Maxkinkuckee, have been destroyed by
fire.
It was of incendiary origin, the building having been saturated with coal
oil. Loss $2,500.
1886 Aug 14 - Ft Wayne Sentinel - The brewery beer garden and hotel at Maxinkuckee
Lake burned last week, but will be rebuilt on a larger scale.
and was rebuilt
Sept 2, 1886 Argos Reflector - An iron-roof, brick-walled saloone takes
the place of the one recently destroyed by fire at Maxinkuckee Lake. May it
not properly be denominated a stronghold of the devil.
The garden contains three acres of improved land. The buildings are of a modern style
architecture
Mr. Meyer
resides at Terre Haute Logansport Pharos-Tribune
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This is Myers Garden from the 1895 Maxinkuckee Ag book |
1894 - Mar 26 -
Col
Robert Kreuzberger has purchased the Antone Mayer Beer Garden at Lake
Maxinkuckee and will place the same in charge of a competent manager. The garden
contains three acres of improved land. The buildings are oa a modern style of
architecture. Mr. Meyer residea at Terre Haute - Logansport Pharos Tribune