820 Lake Shore Dr.  

Section 16 History 1835-1922

18_ - 19__ - Daniel A. Bradley

18 Sep 1896 - On account of failing health I want to sell or rent my entire business consisting of a grocery and restaurant with butcher shop in connection, also good barn. Posession w ill be given at once, excepting the butcher shop, that will be given the 1st of April 1897. A small stock of goods, fixtures etc., for sale at a bargain Call on or address, D. A. Bradley, Marmont, Ind.

1897 - Jan 12 - FOR SALE On account of failing health, I want to sell my real estate, consiting of a dwelling, restaurant, and grocery with meat market in connection; also good barn, corner lot about 400 feet from depot and Lake Maxinkuckee; will sell for half down, balance on easy tenns, or will exchange for suitable smaller projerty. Call on, or address D. A. Bradley, Box 94, Marmont, Marshall county, Indiana. - South Bend Tribune

2 Apr 1897 - Last Friday evening the Culver City Band repaired to the residence of D.. A. Bradley and favored that gentleman and his family with several fine selections - Edward Bradley has been a member of the band since its organization and will be greatly missed. Mr. Bradley and wife left Saturday for Petoskey, Mich., and the balance of the family will follow in a few days.

1895 - Oct 5 - Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Koontz will occoupy tbe D. A. Bradley house for the winter

1 Oct 1903 is found in the Culver Citizen:

Daniel Bradley is having the old house standing on his property at Bunker Hill tore down in preparatory to building a 7 room residence this fall.

and on 8 Oct 1903 is found:

Al Keen has the contract to build Daniel A. Bradley's new house and began work on it last Wednesday.

and on 21 Jan 1904

D. A. Bradley's new residence will soon be completed and when finished will be one of the finished residences of Culver. A. A. Keen is the builder.

1905 - Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bradley returned from Hot Springs, Ark. last Friday. They left her about the first of October intending to spend the winter moonths in the south but the climate did note agree with Mrs. Bradley's health.

1906 - May 24 - D. A. Bradley is among the nterprising citizens who have rejuvenated their tesidences with new paint this spring. 1907 - Apr 4 - D. A. Bradley is building a large lunch room on his property near the Vandalia station. It will be about 23X44 and will cost upwards of $600. Mr. Bradley found his home accomodations in such demand last season by vistiors that he has conculded to enlard his facilitied fro handling both transient and permanent trade.

also added a barn estmated at $125 to the property

1908 - Jan 16 - In the list of 1907 improvements D. A. Bradley's barn estimated at $125, It cost $250. The lunch stabd also erected on his place at a cost of $400 was overlooked and should be added to the list.

The property encompasses in 1908 the area from the Wickizer property line the 1960's & 70's (the second residence off of Forest Place) and then sat on Toner Ave overlooking the lake (now Lakeshore Dr.) to include the present day root beer stand and north to and including what is College Ave today.

1910 - Sep 1 - D. A. Bradley is converting his barn into a four-room cottage at a cost of $500.

1914 - Nov. 21 - D. A. BRADLEY, a pioneer resident of Culver and Fulton county, is dead at Culver . Rochester Sentinel Saturday, November 21, 1914



1919 - Oct 1- Mrs. D. A. Bradley has rented her home place to Capt. Fray, artillery instructor at the academy, who will move in some time this month

This was never the Bradley Hotel - tho they possibly rented extra rooms out to tourist as most Culver people did - There were 2 Bradley Hotels one ran by the father and the other ran by the father

1922 - By 1922 this property was subdivided into 7 lots - lots 7, 6 & 5 faced the lake; lots 1-4 were behind lot 5 and became the "Brandley addition to Culver City

1) The enitre of lot 7 showing the parcel lines; 2) Parcel lines for 820 Lakeshore.

1922 - Nov. 8 -Lieut Field, a C.M.A. instrutor, ha moved into the Bradley house on BUnker Hill. Mrs. Bradley has instralled a new furnace in the house.

1924 - May 28 - The buildings on the D. A. Bradley property have bee recently been repainted white. A cement wall was recently alined in front of the premises and a block retaining wall is being built

1935 - Jun 26 - The Bradley homestead, one of the most sightly around the lake has been repainted and rented for a year to an Evanston couple who will occupy it as their summer residence within the coming week

1939 - For Sale Bradley Estate Approximately 2 acres land, 7-room house modern. 5-room house, water and electricity. Cabin and two car garage. Will consider offer E. J. Bradley, 545 Adams St. Phone 27164 Gary, Ind.

1940 - Oct 23 - Ida E. and Wm. Perlick to Edwin and Lucinda Bradley - Part of lot 7 Bradley's Add. Culver. WD. $1 (note this was Edwin's sister)

Edwin Bradley etal to Hugh H. and Mary L. Harper - Part Lot 7 Bradley's Add, Culver, Wd. $1.

1940 - ? Hugh H. and Mary L. Harper

Also about this time frame reference to Harper Cottage & cottages also a Harper Apartment are made in the citizen 1941-1947 and a later one in 1953; and she was also manager of the Beach Lodge

	This is a blown up photo of the town park cabins of the late 1930's.
This was the last remaining cabin on this property and was classified as "utlity shed" and existed on this property till a few years ago It is believed that theses were possibly moved up the hill, over Lakeshore drive and up onto the property from the town park as the 1930- 1940 era houses and buildings were moved and re-purposed very were demolished.

NOTE: It has just been recently said that these cottages were moved from the Lakeview Hotel grounds so it is assumed that these cottages were moved probably first to the town park or was a part of the Town park property acquired from the railroad.

BUT so far there has been absolutely NO DOCUMENTATION of this its only theory:

Thus far for proof has been found if the were built soley for the town park or if the were moved from the Lakeview Hotel grounds BUT nothing had been found about what happened to the Lakeview Club cabins but there has been found quips about rental cabins during the early perion of the railroad and Vandalia Park, as well as tenting spaces.

The accounting of the Lakeview Hotel is:

In April 1929 it was acquired by the Culver Family. here is the announcement:

ACADEMY BUYS PROPERTY The Culver Military Academy has announced that they have purchased the real estate facing Lake Maxinkuckee known as the Lake View Hotel property. This gives the academy a solid stretch from the Palmer House to the boat house. - The News-Sentinel, Thursday, May 2, 1929

BUT this clipped section for the plat map of 1922 suggests that there were numerous designated lots either for camping or where cabins existed on the Lakeview/Vandalia Park Grounds.

1947 - Sep 10 - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindvall moved into the Harper Cottage

1953 - 3 Jun - - Burns-Osborn Marriage Miss Shirley Osborn... David Michael Burns,.... They will reside in the Harper apartment in Culver.

1951 - Mar 28 - Hugh Harper and Mary L Harper Eassement to Northern Ind. Public Service co. W 5' Lot 7 Bradley Add., Culver.

1952 - Telephone directory - Hugh Harper

Ruthann Kersey lived in the big garage (red dot) that was directly in back of the house the front part was converted into living quarters; it was accessed via the alley off of Forrest Place or College Avenue. I believe she lived ther till

There use to be rental cottages (they were round or octagan shaped) on the property and through the 1960's and 1970's they were tore down slowly

all that remained was the garage/apartment, 2 cottages and the tool shed/cottage besides the main house.

1951 - Jul 16 - LAKE MAXINKUCKEE Resort property 13-room winterized home, 5 cabins, fur•nished. Boats and equipment. $13,000 - South Bend Tribune

1960 - Lewis K. Moore Jr. (per phone directory and by obit on Sept 28 1960 they were at 432 Liberty when their infant daughter died.)

1960's A view from the root beer stand showing the rental cabins

		Tho the 2 photos shows the front entry door in approximately the same lcation. - It is presumed that the open areas of the refreshment stande were enclosed once moved as to have more encolsed space and usage of the building - clicking on the photos will allow a large view of each.
Tho captured at differnet angles it is believed that the garage which has been torn down since 2021 was the D. A. Bradley Refreshment stand and was moved from the park to his residential property and repurosed into living quarters, garage and storage area.

1961 Samuel M. Medbourn; Ruthanna Kersey (phone directory)



? - Jul . 2000 - David L & Janet M Burke

1962 July 4 - BEACHVIEW CABINS 820 Lakeshore Drive Located Across The Street From Culver Public Beach Rented Nightly or Weekly David L. Burke. Owner

2000,Jul - Feb. 2009 - Richard J. Wells & Penny S. Ziegler



Feb. 2009 -2011,Jul - Penny S. Ziegler Wells

2011,Jul-2011,Dec - Huntington National Bank

2011,Dec-2012,Nov - Active Interests LLC

2012,Nov-2013,May - A A JR & Julie Ann Brooks, trustees of Brooks Living Trust

1 Cabin remains in the very back and is used as a ulility Shed.

2013,May-2021, Aug - Julie Ann Brooks

2021,Aug-2024 - Paul E & E Leigh Marshall Debenedictis

BRADLEY'S ADD EX N 281.6' LOT 7