428 Vandalia Street - Willow Point

Section 21 History 1835-1922

This was a part of Cherry Villa also known as Willow Point, Wolf's Island, Stingy Point. - Willow Point views over the years.

Has been simply refered to as Willow Point, Cherry Villa (people often confusing the two cottages and over the years it has bore several different physical addresses

The property had been subdivided down first into 2 lots and now it has been sudivided down into three lots.

These properties for years had the railroad between them and the lake till about late 1970's or early 1980's when it was abandoned and the property owners bought the railroad right-a-way back. This is indicated by a a stip of land decribed as generally: "PRT W1/2 NW1/4:COM W1/4 COR E1030.15'"

Just when the cottage was built has yet to be determined but it seems to have been before June 1910 as found by this quip

1907 - Feb 21 - Judge Winfield commenced work this week on two new cottsgrss near the grist mill 1910, Jun. 16 - Mrs Brown and family of New York City are expected this week to occupy Judge Winfield's new cottage for the season

A view of the Willow Point area in 1914; tho it shows it was not subdivided down in this map it does depicts the area at the time it comes from the Vandalia-Castleman lease for he grist mill Some time at this point in time Willow Point was subdivided into 2 properties "Cherry Villa" and the cottage next door It would be eventually sold to T. B. Hamilton who occupied it for several seasons before his purchase of it and became known as "Villa Primavera" and later "Willow point"

The following quips was found regarding Willow point and T. B. Hamilton, stays at the lake is found as such:

Saturday May 1, 1915
General Manager T. B, Hamilton of the Vandalia, whose home is in Terre Haute, has leased the M. Winfleld cottage at Culver and he and his family will make their home there during the summer, beginning June 1.

The family will remain at the lake while Mr, Hamilton will spend the week end at the popular northern summer resort.

The Winfield cottage is modern in every respect and among the most pleasantly located summer homes at Maxinkuckee - Logansport Pharos-Reporter


1915, June 4
T. B. Hamilton, general manager of the Vandalia reilroad, and his family of Columbus, O., are spending the summer at the Winfield Cottage. The family arrived Thursday night in Mr. Hamilton's private car.


1915, Sep 9
T. B. Hamilton, superintendent of the Vandalia Railroad, who with his family has occupied the Maurice WInfield Cottage for the past two months, returned to their home in Columbus, OHio, Thursday.


1918, Jul 10
T. B. Hamilton of St. Louis, genral manager of the Panhandle, is occupying the WInfield cottage next to Cherry Villa, for the fourth season.


1918, Sep 18
The family of T. B. Hamilton, vice-president of the Vandalia, who have been spending the summer in the Winfield cottage, leave the lake this week.

They will make their home in Indianapolis, the St. Louis railroad offices having been removed to that city this summer.


1920, Jul 14
The T. B. Hamilton family of Indianapolis are spending their sixth summer in the Winfield cottage


1920 - Oct 6 - T. B. Hamilton, western manager of the Pennsylvania railroad, bought the south Winfield cottage on the west shore of the lake, this week. The cottage contains nine or ten rooms, is modern, and is also one of the most attractive and desireable pieces of property on the lake. About an acre of ground goes with the house. The consideration stated in the deed is $4,500. Mr Hamilton has occupied the cottage several seasons for his summer home. By this purchase he becomes a resident of Culver as he has registered here as a voter.



? - 1922/1939 - ? "Villa Primavera" -- This cottage was built by Judge Winfield. - T. B. Hamilton was listed as the owner of the southern portion of willow point which became known as - 'Villa Primavera' during the Hamilton's tenure



The "point" was never included in the 1906, 1914, 2924 or 1937 Snadborn Maps only the areas "across the Tracks" and up toshowing the railroad tracks exisiting at the time.

For years the only access was off of Mill Street through 'Cherry Villa' which was a mutal drive for both cottages (which has been confirmed by a petition for a Quite Title to Cherry Villa in 1924

A description og the property was found printed on Jul 13 1924 when QUiet title was sought for Cherry Villa in it it states that a survey took place on the 13th day of September, 1920
But, excepting and excluding therefrom all the part of said described Real Estate situated in said Marshall county sold and conveyed by Maurice Winfield in his life time to Thomas B. Hamilton by Warranty Deed dated October 12, 1920, in which his wife Mary J. Winfield joined, and described as follows towit: All that part of Section Twenty One (21), Township Thirty Two (32) North, Range One (1) East in Union Township, Marshall County, State of Indiana, which lies East of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad and which tract is bound and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Eastern right-of-way line of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. 730.1 feet East and 662.2 ft. South of the Northwest corner of Section 21, Township 32 North, Range 1 East, in Marshall County, Indiana, which said point is 7.0 feet south of an iron popr monument installed by the county surveyor of Marshall county, State of Indiana, on the 13th day of September, 1920; thence southwardly along said Railroad companys Eastern right-of-way line and shore line of Lake Maxinkuckee, which iron pipe is 49.5 feet Eastwardly at a right angle, from the center line of the main track of said P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad Company; thence in a Northeasterly direction and following the meanders of the Shore Line of Lake Maxinkuckee a distance of 248.7 feet to a point of 1.5 feet Northeast of an iron pipe set by the county surveyor aforesaid on the Shore line of Lake Maxinkuckee; thence North 76 degrees 8 minutes West a distance of 154.9 feet to the place of beginning, together with the right of ingress and egress, over, upon and across the lands of the grantor herein and over, upon and along a certain road or driveway 16.5 feet in width, the center line of said road entering the lands of the grantor herein from the West at a point 733.6 feet East and 454.0 feet South of the Northwest Corner of said Section 21, and which point of entry lies 16.5 feet South of the Northwest corner said grantor's land as evidenced by an iron pipe monument set and created by the county surveyor of Marshall county, Indiana in his official capacity as such county Surveyor on the 13th day of September, 1920, which iron pipe monument is situate 733.6 feet East and 437.5 feet South of the Northwest corner of Section 21 aforesaid; the said road running from the above point of entry in an easterly and Southerly direction and following a curved line to the right of varying radii a further distance of 91 feet to the Northern boundary line of the tract or parcel herein conveyed at a point bearing S. 76 degrees 8 minutes East and 85.2 feet distant from the Northwest Corner of the parcel to be conveyed above described.


1961 - E. Duane Duane [Elmer Duane Powers] & Esther Powers
He was a Doctor of Osetopath and started the Culver Clinic on Ohio. Street. They divorce and he went to Michigan to live and practice. He is listed as being associated with the Flushing, Grand Haven, and Spring Lake, Michigan areas.

196_-19__ - Esther Powers Miller


Then in the late 1970's or early 1980's access was made off of Winfield St. when Esther S. Powers Wample Miller owned the property.

Esther Powers - subdivided this off into 2 properties - Willow Point and 303 Winfield St. back 1969.

She built the home at 303 Winfield St. and it had an access driveway off of Winfield and well as the old one to "Cherry Villa" and "Willow Point" from Mill Street. To build the house on the lot she and two very large willow trees cut down.



1970 - Barnes H M Willow Point



1973-82 - Homer Barnes



1976 - The Pennsylvania Railroad track was abandoned and lot owners on South Street and the west side of the lake purchased the right-of-way between their property and the lake.

The Maxinkuckee West Side Property Owners, Inc. was formed to procure and buy up the railroad prperty along the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee from Plymouth St. to the end of South Street ending at West Shore. Dr.



? 1985-1989, May - Mrs Dorothy (Homer Mahl ) Barnes Dorothy C. Barnes, Estate of





1989, May - ? - - M. Eugene Tardy Jr. (Dr.) [Medney Eugene Tardy Jr.] & Martha

M. Eugene Tardy, Jr., MD, of Oak Park, Ill., has spent the past 40 years actively involved in promoting and ensuring the future of facial plastic surgery. Trained in Chicago, Dr. Tardy began a private practice and taught part-time at the University of Illinois. Since then he has served as president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the AAFPRS, along with many other appointments at these organizations and others, such as the AMA, ACS, and ABO. Dr. Tardy’s commitment to education is reflected in the numerous courses he has taught worldwide, including Johns Hopkins, University of Guadalajara, Mayo Clinic, University of Rotterdam, Indiana University, University of Verona, University of Wisconsin, University of Washington, University of Homburg, Stanford University, Rush Medical School, University of North Carolina, Ohio State University, and University of Wiener. --FACIAL PLASTIC TIMES March 2002 Vol. 2 No. 2


?-J 1993, Jan - - Mary Heindel Tardy



Willow Point as a whole in 2005





This shows the divisions of the southern portion of Willow Point - down over the years to 2005





In front or back depending on how one looks at it of this property was this is the area in 2005 and the Standard Bulk Plant which was the Grist Mill and also the Vandalia later the Pensylvania railroad-right-of-way into the 1970's of Willow Point where the cottages known as 'Cherry Villa' and 'Willow Point' aka Villa Primavera. This area was acquired by Dean "Skip" Smith" in the mid 1980's and is now owned by Yellowstone Corp, who at the time owned 206 E. Mill St.



Jan 1993- 2014, May - Karen T. Brown trustee, Medney Eugene Tardy Jr.

2014, May - Karen T Brown, Trustee of Medney Eugene Tardy Jr. & Et Al



2014, May - Karen Tardy Lee, Sarah Tary Mitzell, and ELizabeth Tardy HollowayT/C





2014, May - Willow Point Cottage, LLC




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