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

874 East Shore Drive - Pow Wow & The Marigolds  



Section 22 History 1835-1922

was formerly - 156 E. Shore Road

1898 - W. C. Vafan / Willis C. Vajen

    From the 1886 15th Annual Report to the Governor MAXINKUCKEE W. H. Thompson & S.. E. Lee

    Farther east, Mr. Willis H. Vajen has a good well which flows nineteen feet above the surface of the lake. This bore showed forty feet of continuous clay, followed by ten feet of sand.



?-1904 - Willis Vagen - note he also had had a lot or cottage in Sea Beach Place

1904 George Bush Yandes
    1904 Apr 21 - Geo, B. Yandes of Indianapolis , has purchased the Willis Vajen cottage and will have it remodeled and refurnished so it will be one of the finest around the lake

    1904 - May 5 - Geo. Yandes, of Indianapolis, arrived at the lake Wednesday. He recently bought, the Willis Vajen cottage and will have it remodled before the season opens. May 5 1904 5 May 1904 - Geo. Yandes of Indianapolis arrived at the lake Wednesday. He recently bought the Willis Vajen cottage and will have it remodeled before the season opens.


16 June 1904 - Geo. B. Yandes and nieces Misses Robinson of Indianapolis have opened their cottage the Echo


1907 - Sep 19 - G. B. Yandes is pitting in a concrete breakwater at the Powwow

1908


1908 - Jan 16 - M. R. Cline has the contract for building an addition to, and repairing the Yandes-Robinson Cottage

1909 - Jun 17 - Contractor Cline is making som improvements at the Powwow for Mr. Yandes

1910 - Sep 10 - Misses Anna and Mary Robinson have left the lake for the season. Mrss Josephine Robinson and her uncle, George Yandes wil close the Powwod on the 7th of next month and return to the city for the winter

1919 - Apr 30 - The George B. Yandes cottage has been sold by the heirs, Misses Robinson, to an Indianapolis man named Kettles. It is understood that the Misses Robinson will not desert the lake as a summer home, but will buy property and put up a smaller cottage

1919 - Jul 2 - Mr. and Mrs. John Kittle of Indianapolis with their little son cams to the lake Sunday and will spen the season at the PowWow, which Mr. Kittle this spring pruchased of the Misses Robinson. Mrs. Rena Kittle had been at the cottage for several weeks putting it in order and overseeing renovations, and improvements. Her daughter florence an tow grandchildren have been here with her.

1919 - Jul 13 - Mr. and Mrs John Kittle have named the cottage (formerly known as the Pow Wow), which they purchased this year "The Marigolds". Mrs. Kittle's marigolds are famous among all of Indianapolis friends and she will specialize in that brilliant and pungent blossom at her new summer home. The cottage has been re-decorated, plumbing installed and some additions made to the furnishings, making it a most desirable summer home.


1927 - Crop from map of 1927 when they re-routed E. Shore Drive.

1927 - Lot 8 - John S. and Alma J. Kittle [John Sloane Kittle]


1928 - May 2 - Changes in Ownership - Of Two East Side Cottages
    Two more cottage on the East Side of Lake Maxinkuckee had changed hands with indications of more improvements and increased values

    Mr. and Mrs. John Sloane Kittle of Indianapolis, have purchased the property north of the bungalow which they have owned the past ten years and which they are now selling to Mr. Carl Wallerich, Crysler distributor, also of Indianapolis

    Mr and Mrs. Wallerich rented a cottage on the lake last summer and were so delighted that they decided to buy a cottage and chose the Kittle cottage.

    No consideration was stated in the transfer but it is understood that a peak price was paid for the Kittle property, indicating the ever increasing values of the East Side lake sites.

    Mr. and Mrs Kittle state that they intend to erect a new two-story cottage on their new site at a later date, but will use the present structure this summer after a few ] necessary changes.


1928 - May 23 Charles A Shorb etal WD to [John] S and Alma J. Kittle Part of Lot 1 in 22-32-1 $1.00.
    Irene Bogardus, WD to John S. Kittle and Alma J. Kittle Lot 2 I Bogardus sub. Lot 2 22-32-1 $1.00

    Irene Bogardus, WD to John S. Kittle and Alma J. Kittle Lot 2 I Bogardus sub. Lot 1 22-32-1 $1.00


1929 - Carl Wallerich

1929 - Feb 13 - Walter R. and Rosalie M. Vonnegut WD Carl H Wallerich, tract in 22-32-1 $1.00
    1929 - Feb 13 - Walter R. and Rosalie M. Vonnegut WD to John S. and Alma J. Kittle, tract in 22-32-1 $1.00


1929 - Jul 3 - Mrs John Sloane Kittle has opened the Kittle cottage, The Marigolds, on the East Side and will be here for the balance of the season

1930 - July 2 - The following list compriss all the property owners around the lake in order from the Academy (this is assumed lake side only)
    ... Mueller, Realty & Investment Co.
    Kittle, John S.
    Wallerich, Carl H.
    Perry, Norman...


1931 - Apr. 1931 - Carl H. Wallerich & wife WD John S. Kittle & wife lot 2 Kittle's Plat in Lot 1 prt. of lot 2; Irene Bogardus Sudb Div. ogle Lot 1; Lot in lot 2 Bogardus sub NOTE this area needs more work - the Wallerch's during this time period at Lake Maxinkuckee


As one sees there is not much change in the Kittle property of 1922 & 2016 in yellow; greatest change is from 1908 to 1922 in this area

1930-1952 - John S. Kittle ("Fairwinds" East Side; PH:200) [John Sloane Kittle]

    1930 - Jul 2 - Mrs. and Mrs. John Sloane Kittle will arive Saturday to spend the rest of the summer at their cottage, The Maridolgs, on the East SIde of the lake

    1931 - Sep 23 - Mrs John Sloane Kittle and family have returned to their home in Indianapolis but will return to their cottahe, the Marigolds, in October to enjoy the many pleasures which that month offers The Kittles will also build a new cottage in place of their guest cottage, "Fairwinds"

    1932 - July 12 - Mrs. John Sloane Kittle has come from Indianapolis to her new summer home "Fairwinds" to spend the season

    1932 - Aug 24 - ... guests of Mrs. John Sloane Kittle and daughter Miss Margorie Kittle at their new summer home the "Fair Winds"

    1932 - Aug 31 - Mrs Les Ogle and son Teddy of Indianapolis are visiting Mrs. John Sloane Kittle at her summer home "Fair Winds" on the East Shore of Maxinkuckee"

    1935 - May 1 - Mrs. John Kittle of Indianapolis, has been spending several days with Mrs. C. Vonnegut at "Hollyhocks" wile some work was being done at the Kittle cottage "Fariwinds" 1938 - August 17 - Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts of Indianapolis were week end guests at "Fairwinds" summer home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sloane Kittle

    1953-61 - John S. Kittle
    ... which my grandmother called "the cabin"... the Barnett's - that my grandparents had sold the cabin to in '76 - Emily Kittle Morrison >


1958 Lake Directory - John S. Kittle - 250 Kessler Blvd., West Drive, Indianapolis, Ind.

1960 - Telephone Directory - Kittle John S 874 East Shore Dr

1961 - Telephone Directory - Kittle John S 874 East Shore Dr

1968 - Oct 26 - Public Sale - The following will be sold at the Kittle Cottage located at 874 East SHor Dr. of St. Rd. 117...

1974/1975 - Telephone Directory - Barnette J D / Jos D 874 East Shore Dr 1976-Nov. 1992 - Joseph D. Barnette Sr.

Nov. 1997 - -Mar 1998 Frances E. Barnette, Trustee

Mar. 1998 Dennis A. Barnette - transfered 1/2 interest



1998, Mar- - 2016, Feb - Joseph D. Jr.

2016, Feb - 2020- Jamie S Schulte Revocable Trust
Addition, as well as etensive renovation; with tear down of old garage


NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION NO 2019-0036 DATE OF HEARIN February 21. 2019 TIME OF HEARING 6,30 PM Notice Date: January 30, 2019 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
    That a petition has been filed by Richard Schulte, on behalf of the James S Schulte Personal Residence Trust, for the properly located at 874 S Shore Drive, Marshall County Parcel ID 502122000045000013, to request a development standard variance from the required line of site from adjoining structures front yard setback, down to 32 feet, to allow for the construction of a 10' X 15' room addition and new deck on the existing home...


    LOT 1 W NEW RD E ADJ S25' L2 BGRDS SB BOGARDUS SUB LOT 1 VAC RD / BOGARDUS SUB LOT 1 VAC RD LEGAL
    BOGARDUS SUB LOT 2 VAC RD
    KITTLES SUB LOT 1
    KITTLES SUB LOT 2