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

980 W. Shore Dr.  



Was a part of the Shaffer property This is the orginial house lot of what was commonly refered to as Long point

1912 - house was built

    Lake Maxinkuckee...The Schaefer cottage on Long Point is rapdily nearing completion. Mrs. Schaefer sold her lot next to the Reitemier cottage to Henry Meyer of Terre Haute and purchased the Steele lot next to W. C. Routh's cottage... - pg. 8 Jun. 8 1912 Logansport Chronicle.


1928, Oct 17 - The following is found Lots 3 & 3 1/2 became a part of 980 West Shore Dr.
    John H. Himmelberger and wife, WD to William O. Osborn, lots 3, 3 1/2, 4, 5, 6, Chadwick's 2nd amended and cor. plat, Chadwick's Sub Long Point, in 21-32-1 $1.00 John H. Himmelberger and wife, WD to William O. Osborn et al private road in Chadwick's plat, Long Point, in 21-32-1 $1.00


1943, Feb 21 The following is found:
    Schafer, Nettie M and Earl W. etal to Fisher Trust Estate - Lots 1 and 2 Chadwicks Second add Long Pont, Sec. 21-32-1 QCD - $1.00

    Schafer, Nettie M. and Earl W. eral to Fisher Trust Estate - Also driveway along lots 4,5,and 5 Chadwicks 2nd Amended Add Long Point, Sec. 21-2-1 QCD, $1.00 Schaffer, Nettie M and Earl W etal to Fisher Trust Estate Triangluar Tract of ground Long Point, 2nd Ammended Plat Sec. 21-32-1- QCD $1. Schaffer, Nettie M and Earl W etal to Fisher Trust Estate - Lots 10 and 11 Rochester Club, Ground Add to Long Point Sec 21-32-1- QCD S1


1953 -? Earl W. & Annette M. (Fisher) Schafer
    1958 Lake Directory - Earl W. Schafer - 911 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, Ill.


The Schafer's owned all of what was commonly refered to as 'Long Point' until April of 1993 and was unknown as 980 W. Shore Drive and included these properties:
  • CHADWICK LOT 2 EX NW COR EX 123-124
  • TRI TRACT CHADWICK SUB W L1 EXPLAT W
  • CHADWICKS LOT 1
  • ROCHESTER CLUB LOT 11 EX
  • ROCHESTER CLUB LOT 10
  • CHADWICK LOT 3.5/LOT 3.5 IN CHADWICKS 2ND AMENDED & CORR PLAT
  • CHADWICK LOT 3/ LOT 3 IN CHADWICKS 2ND AMENDED & CORR PLA


1979 - Apr. 1993 - Chas. M. and Sarah "Sally" (Buswell) Schafer
T his is the last view - of Long Point as one will remember it in years past - building began on the empty lots sometime after this aerial view was taken in 2005. The f ull house and garage in the mid lower right hand corner was the Schafer cottage and the empty two lots to the north also belonged to the Schafer's as noted above in the listing of lots.


Apr. 1993 - May 2007 -- Gary S. & Deborah L. Trepina
May 2007 - Mar 2015 -- Deborah L. Trepina 2000 Trust

Annexed into the town of Culver on 12 Mar 2009 by Instrument # 200901531

2009,Mar-2024 - Deborah L. Trepina 2000 Trust - Annexation



    CHADWICK LOT 2 EX NW COR EX 123-124 TRI TRACT CHADWICK SUB W L1 EXPLAT W CHADWICKS LOT 1 ROCHESTER CLUB LOT 11 EX ROCHESTER CLUB LOT 10
    Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11) in Rochester Club Addition to Long Point on Lake Maxinkuckee in Section 21, Township 32 North Range 1 East Union Township, Marshall county, Indiana. ALSO Lots One (1) and Two (2) Chadwick's Second Amended and Corrected Plat of Chadwick's Subdivision of Long Point in said Section 21, Township 32 North Range 1 East. ALSO, beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot Number One (1) of said Chadwick's Second Amended and Corrected Plat of Chadwick's Subdivision of Long Point; thence North 2 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West along the West line of said Lot Number One (1) and Lot Number Two (2) of said Plat a distance of 54.72 feet to a P.K. nail; thence South 61 degrees 04 minutes 33 seconds West a distance of 112.98 fee to a 5/8 inch rebar on the North line of Lot Number Eleven of said Rochester Club Addition; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the North line of said Lot Number Eleven (11) a distance of 101.64 feet to the point of beginning. EXECEPTING from the above parcels the following two (2) tracts.: (1) Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot Number Two (2) of said Chadwick's Second Amended and Corrected Plat of Chadwick's Subdivision of Long Point; thence North 90 degrees 00 mintues 00 seconds East along the North line of said Lot Number Two (2) a distance of 75.00 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar set at the Southeast corner of Lot Number three and one-half (3 1/2) of said subdivision and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 mintues 00 seconds East along said North line a distance of 86.50 feet through a P.K. nail set in a concrete seawall to the lake shore edge of said seawall; thence South 13 degrees 02 minutes 45 second West along said seawal a distance of 12.36 feet; thence North 81 degrees 49 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of 84.57 feet through a P.K. nail set in said seawall to the point of beginning. (2) Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot Number Two (2) of said Chadwick's Second Amended and Corrected Plat of Chadwick's Subdivision of Long Point; thence South 2 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds East along the West line of said Lot Two (2) a distance of 16.27 feet; thence South 60 degress 33 minutes 55 seconds West along the South line of a private driveway as described in Deed Record Book 102 Page 291 in the Office of the Marshall County Recorder a distance of 134.67 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot Number Eleven (11) of Rochester Club Addition to Long Point; thence South 19 degrees 13 minutes 42 seconds West along the West line of said Lot Eleven (11) a distance of 13.76 feet; thence North 61 degrees 04 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 139.85 feet to the West line of said Lot Number Two (2); thence North 54 degrees 14 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 47.56 feet to the North line of said Lot Number Two (2); thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 40.00 feet to the point of beginning.