450 - 454 SCHOOL ST.

.	Section 16 - 500.90A 1835 Original Survey
Section 16 c. 1837 500.90A (North shore town and academy)

1872 - Section. 16 Est. of I N Morris 105 A ( also 80 A) J. Duddleson - 30.60A & 10A T. Houghton 90A. J. Houghton Acreage not stated J ___ name illegible 4A G. A. Durr 10A Lot no name no acreage stated G. A. Durr 5A? - res (Lot 2 3A & 3A) Dr. Durr No amount Stated lots as if to be 2 large L D W [Lorenzo W. Wiseman]

1876 - J. Castleman - 190A 1876 Section 16 1850-1876 I. N. Morris 175/185a   [Isaac N. Morris] - 185 A

1880 North Section 16 - 500.90 Acres Town I N Morris 185.34 B. W. Watt 15.50A LakeView Club 15A J Duddleson 109.31A Tho. Houghton 90A. J. E. Houghton 19.60A E Parker 27 A

1898 - Section 16 L. C. Dillion - 10A, 99.31A, 79.76, 75.60A T. Houghton 89A A. Roughton E. Duddle(son) 9.60A E. Morris 21.49A/Morris Lake Front Plat T. H. & L RRR Lake View Club 15 A. J. J. Bryant Depot Incorporated Limits of Culver

1908

1922 Plat Section 16 Lewis C. Dillion 238.28 Wm H. Houghton 87A

450 N SCHOOL ST DILLON & MEDBOURN ADD LOT 27 Bll & Margaret Washburn "The Barn" restaurant from 1945 to 1958 1959 - residence An undated photo of The Barn on School Street, provided by Mimi Miller, in a typically jubilant scene of local youth enjoying the locale. See "The Barn" by John Wm. Houghton. ? - Stephen Micheall 1996, Apr- 2002, Feb. - Kevin R. Gardner 2002, Feb-2019, Nov - MICHAEL L & Sacie M. Reed

Writes of the Barn

Russell Leonard, in his column "Ramblings At Random: in the Galvaston (Ind.) Leader, has writtien the following, which will be of interest to local readers:

Fifty -four miles from Galveston at Culver, Indiana, is none of the most unusual restaurants in this state. It is comparatively new, having opened in August 1945. It is an old barn remodeled, and is called simply, :"the Barn:.

The Barn is owned and operated by fenial Bill Washburn, a gent who is not old nor is he young, but as ge would put it, in the prime of my life", Culver being a small town of 1700, Bill early recongnized the need for a "teenage hang out" For years he had been formulating the idea and laying plans and finally his dream came true. To say it was been a success would be a great understatement.

Part of the success lays in the fact that Bill likes kids and the kids like Bill. Mrs. Washburn, called Margaret by anyone who has been in the Barn more than once, is as genial as Bill and the two of them have made a haven for the youngsters, as well as grown-ups on those dull, small4 town evening.

Bill and Margaret never get to the Barn until about 6 p.m. on winter afternoons and especially on Sundays, things are in full swing by that time. Bill trusts everyone. The Barn is never locked; anyone can come in and help themselves and whether they pay or not, is left solely up to them. Bill figures that the kids appreciate the Barn enough that they won't "lift" anything. Surprisingly enough, not many do.

The Barn used to have a ping-pong game in it, vut after so much use, it finally wore out. A jute-box is at the rear of the restaurant and the Washburn's pretty well match nickle-for-nickle that the kids put into it.

The Barn has sponsored a softball team from its founding in the league at Culver. Last winter the CUlver High School basketball team was strong and ranked in all of the A.P. and U.P. sports-writers' polls.Nautrally, the interest of the fans was at high pitch all year, esoecially at sectional time. Tickets were scarce and many of the local people woulf not be able to see the tourney. Bull secured a private tlephone hook-up from the Barn to the gym and broadcast each and every game of the thirteen game tournamnet, paying for the service himself. I, for one, was glad to have had a part in those broadcasts.

This summer Bill has closed the Barn and is managing the Beach Lodge on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckeeat Culver.

Each table in the Barn is equiped more of less with a deck of cards, regular or pinochle. Many times youngsters will group at tables playing cards or chackers, or some other game, and spend maybe only a nickle all evening. It doesn't matter to Bill at all; he is happy to have them there. ANd it is my guess that the kids will bethere, as long as there is "a Barn". - Citizen - - Jul 21, 1948

454 SCHOOL ST DILLON & MEDBOURN ADD LOT 28 &1/2 VAC 1985, Aug- 1998, Apr. - William Washbburn 1998-, Apr. - 1998, Jun- Tinal L Barnes 1998, Jrln - 1998, Jul- Jonathan Barnes 1998, Jul -2017. Jul - Daniel T & Janis C. Barker 2017, Jul - 2019, Nov - Sarah & Jonathan Herbert 2019 - Nov, - Max's Playhouse Movd from 18571 st_rd 10 bldg 2 SE COR NW1/4 N90D E2.17' N E1123.1' N TR 105' E&W 20' N&S 1123.1'N SE Today is Original Started as paper version Sept. 1990 web version started 2004 | All Rights Reserved