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

990 W. Shore Dr.  



1836/7 - James F. D. Lainer
1876 - Not listed
J. Green - was to have owned all of Long Point at one time; has property in back of these to west [James Green -

    When he first came to the west shore of Lake Maxinkuckee where Long Point is located, there was no one established there. He bought all the land between Maxinkuckee and the little lake, including all of Long Point, the gravel pit property and adjacent acreage. - - The original Green homestead is still standing to this day, but not on its first site. It is now on the rise of the ground between the two lakes. The house originally stood close to the lake where the railroad right-of-way is now. We are told that the railroad came through in such a hurry, moving northward to terminate as while at Marmont Station that construction work had reached the house before the movers could get it moved. In fact, the tracks came pretty close to being laid right under the house, which was hurriedly moved out of the way and back on the hill where it now stands, today untenanted. - - When James Green settled at the southern base of Long Point and for a considerable period thereafter, he did not anticipate that his waterfront property wo uld at some future date be in such demand by prospective summer cottagers as to command rich prices. So it was that, before the great in rush of the "lake people", he without ado and complacently thinking his deals successf ul sold good-sized lots to folks for about fifty dollars apeice. Some he almost gave away. His son got one for doing some extra chores. It was not so many years later that those self same "cheap" lots were in great demand for prices ranging into the thousands. - - On Long Point in the 'seventies, James Green had twenty acres of land left, and between the two lakes 83.47 acres. - One Townships Yesteryears
18__     John Green
1898 -     M. R. Smith 32A [Milo R. Smith]
1908 - Not shown

    Long Point - also known as Rochester Point
    J. Green [James Green] was to have owned all of Long Point at one time and in 1880 - J. Green [James Green] still owned 83.47A in the vicinity of Long Point.

    In 1903 Long Point in its entirety was offered for sale at $2,500 for development!

    In the 23 July 1903 Culver Citizen was found this ad:

      Long Point for Sale


      Long Point, the most beautiful and desireable for residences, hotel or educational institution on Maxinkuckee Lake is for sale at a bargin. Enquire of Daniel Mc Donald at his cottage south end of lake or to the owner.
    1922 - Green's Long

    ??_1954 - Ben Oberlin
      1954 - July 28 - House Draws 800 to Oberlin;s On Long Point - Ben W. Oberlin's New and atractive summer home on Long Point... Mr. Oberlin is about to build another house on the adjacent 50-foot lot at the west.

      Of the five recently available Long Point Lots Mr. Boerlin had now purchased two, E. E. Shafer has bought the two [990 W. Shore ] adjoining his proberty and the Middleton family of mention is the new owner of the odd one [992 W. Shore]


    980 - Long Point
    1953 -? -- Earl W. & Annette M. (Fisher) Schafer
      The Schafer's owned all of what was commonly refered to as 'Long Point' / "shafer's Poit" 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



    This is the last view - of Long Point as one will remember it in years past now - building began on the empty lots sometime after this aerial view was taken in 2005. The full house and garage in the mid lower right hand corner was the Schafer cottgae and the empty two lots to the north also belonged to the Schafer's as noted above in the listing of lots.

    Apr. 1993 - Jan 2005 - - Robert A. & Diana J. Marini
      Dr. Robert A. Marini, FCOVD


      Diana Krist-Marini - President of Companion Care of Munster, Indiana. Companion Care has been in operation since 1984.


    Jan 2005 - Feb. 2006 -- Mark M. Krist,

    Feb. 2006 - Jul 2007 -- Construction Management & Design Inc.


    Jul . 2007 - Apr. 2008 -- George & Jan Devries

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

    Apr. 2008 - Mar 2009 -- George & Jan Deries Family Trust/George Thomas III & Jan Emma Devries, Trustees

      George DeVries co-founded American Specialty Health Insurance Company’s parent company American Specialty Health (ASH) in 1987 with only a few thousand dollars, working from a second bedroom in his condominium. His goal was to develop specialty health care programs and to integrate t hem into traditional medical plans offered by Fortune 500 employers, insurance companies, and health plans.

      Over the years, George has guided ASH’s growth to become one of the nation’s largest health services organizations, providing a broad range of musculoskeletal provider network, fitness and exercise, and health management programs.

      Mr. George Thomas DeVries, III, of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, is Chairman, President, CEO and co-founder of American Specialty Health, Inc. and its subsidiaries, American Specialty Health Plans, American Specialty Health Networks, American Specialty Health Systems, and Healthyroads. com. In his position, he manages complementary and alternative health care benefits, networks and services for over 100 health plans covering over 40 million Americans.

      American Specialty Health plans is a licensed specialty health plan covering over 4 million Californians for chiropractic and acupuncture. American Specialty Health Systems is a health services intermediary in over 20 states serving over 1.7 million members.
      American Specialty Health Networks is a national health services organization serving over 35 million Americans and offering a national provider network of over 19,000 chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, dieticians, naturopaths, and fitness clubs. Healthyroads.com is a complementary healthcare consumer products company offering e-commerce and mail order.

      Mr. DeVries was the National Entrepreneur of the Year for Health Sciences in 2000. Mr. DeVries has published a number of articles and has lectured on alternative health care in managed care and third-party reimbursement. He attended Culver Academies and received a B.A. from the University of California at San Diego.

      In 2000 was a member of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy


    ?- 2024 - 900 West Shore Dr. LLC -

      CHADWICK LOT 3.5/LOT 3.5 IN CHADWICKS 2ND AMENDED & CORR PLAT

      Lot Number Three and one-half (3 1/2) in Chadwick's Second addition and Corrected Plat of Chadwick's Subdivision of Long Point, located in Lot Number Three (3) of Section 21, Township 32 North Range 1 East Union Township Marshall County, Indiana

      a part of Lot No. 3 in Section 21, Township 32 North Range 1 East, Union Townshippp, Marshall County, Indiana, described as follows: Commiencung at the Northwesterly corner to Long Point; thence North 10-11-39 East, along the easterly line of west Shore drive a distance of 36.90 feet to the Southerly line of the Pauline l hockman parcel 9 recorded in deed Record 1974, Page 3331, office of the Marshall County recorder); thence North 2-43-00 East along sid Easterly line of west Shore drive a distance of 37.47 feet to the northerly line so said Hockman parcel and the point of beginning of this description; thence North 82-10-32 west along said northerly line of the hockman parcel a distance ooof 61.39 feet; thence North 20-03-35 East 37.60 feet to a westerly extension of the sourtherly line of the geneva m. wagner parcell 9 deed record 1971, Page. 5746, office of the marshall county recorder); thence South 81-58-27 East along the southerly line of said wagner parcel a distance of 289.84 feet to the shoreline of Lake Maxinkuckee; thence South 31-43-47 West along said shoreline a distance of 39.07 feet to the Northeasterly corner of said Hockman parcel; thence North 82-10-32 West 220.58 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.24 of an acre, EXCEPT the right-of-way for west Shore Drive. Subect to all easements of record.