Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue
History & Genealogy

Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Jungle Hotel

1850 - I. N. Morris

Mc Donald states: In 1850, Isaac N. Morris, father of Capt. Ed Morris, moved to the lake, locating on the north shore, on the farm now owned by A. N. Bogardus, His land ran down to the lake, taking in all the laker front from the Lake View Hotel grounds to and including the Palmer house.

It sat where partially the Academy motel sits today.

NEW CULVER HOTEL O. V. Outland, the owner of a number of cottages near Culver academy, announces that he will this season put up a 40-room hotel. It will have its own electric light and water service and will be modern in every respect.- Rochester Sentinel, Friday, April 21,1916

It was built in May of 1916 by M. V. Outland. it was 216 by 90 feet, two stories high was of pine logs and had 40 rooms and 20 bathrooms; and constructed out of pine logs. There were also 3 to 4 cottages 10 by 10 feet in size. It was completed and opened in 1917.

It's location is pin pointed on the 1922 plat map as follows:

and in relation to its location to the Lakeview and Palmer hotel can be found here for locations of north shore hotels.

The Arlington at Rochester lost a cook she came the the Jungle:
CLOSES DINING ROOM Traveling men and regular guests of the Arlington Hotel were surprised Tuesday when they read the announcement that hereafter the dining room of the hostelry would be closed permanently. Mrs. Charles Knight, who has been chef at the Arlington for a number of years was made a very attractive offer by the Jungle Hotel at Culver and has accepted. Thereupon the Arlington management decided that without a cook they could have no food to serve and so they closed the dining room doors. - Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, April 25, 1922

I have taken the liberty of dividing the map in half as it is to large for the click show - there is on page that is larger than rest - but there is no way to divide it down porper; after the click presentation is a link to access the map as a phot only. Below is a brouchure describing the hotel:

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The full size map can be seen here [photo only].

The 1924 Sanborn Fire Map shows the Jungle Hotel and its cottages:

In March 1925 the Outland's sold it to C. C. Longfellow and Oscar Maddoux/Mondoux

In 1931 the Culver Reality and Investment Company was established by Bretram and Edwin II Culver. Through this they bought up the north shore property of the lake between the Culver Town Park and the original acreage H. H. Culver had bought and the academy sat on. This was done to stop speculators from buying it up and decreasing the outside development by other on the area around the academy. All that could not be bought up at the time was the railroad right-a-way. Thus this property became part of Culver Military/Culver Educational Foundation.

Was torn down in 1930 [sic]. Because of the weight of the hotel was sinking out of site because the ground it sat on was spring-fed and was marsh land in essence. The Jungle Hotel without direct access to the lake and accessible only from Academy Road, was deemed expendable and was razed.

In 1932-3 - it as listed as being under the management of the Palmer House Hotel by an ad place in the 1932-3 Messenger below.

A 1933 aerial view of the area showing the fish hatchery ponds - shows that the Jungle is there at that date.

The Sanborn Fire Map of 1937 - also proves that the Jungle Hotel was still in existed as late as November 1937 when the maps were mad for Culver.

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