Peru Club
874 E. Shore Dr.
894 East Shore Dr
Peru Club - Peeples Point
The Peru Club was organized in 1878-9. The organizing members is said to have been Louis B. Fulwiler [Louis V. Fulwiler],
Moses Muhlfield, Milton Shirk, John Muhlfield,
John S. Hale, and Mrs. Lizzie Wiggins,and others of Peru. They purchased on the northeast bank of the lake on Peeples
Point and erected a two story club house. It disbanded several years before 1908; or around 1905 it is said. This account comes from Mc Donald's "An Early History of Lake Maxinkuckee"
In 1878-9 Louis B. Fulwiler, Moses Muhlfield, and others of Peru, purchased ground and erected a two-story clubhouse on the northeast bank of the lake. The club in its earlier days was one of the most noted organizations on the lake, and its disbandment a number of years ago was a distinct loss to the cottagers who made their homes around the lake during the summers - History of Marshall County Indiana (1908) Daniel Mc Donald pg. 100
From the 15th Annual Report to the Governor, 1886 MAXINKUCKEE. W. H. THOMPSON AND S. E. LEE.
Near Mr. Vajen's place, on the east, the Peru Club has its Club House, and here the club has bored to a depth of one hundred and sixty feet, ending in obdurate hardpan. The flow of water from some higher stratum of sand is weak, being about an eighth of an inch from a two-inch pipe. No section could be obtained.
At one time I think the cottage 874 East Shore was a part of the Peru Club but not totaly sure of it - the grounds was subdivided; as I think on some of the earlier plat maps these cottages was shown as one big lot.
Which is proven by the 1908 plat map:
which shows it as one big lot being owned by Chas. Brawnell/Brownell and by 1922 it hade been split into 3 lots belonging to Alma Kittle, Lilla D. Detcham and Lillie Deming; and the peru Club being located approximately in the middle of the once large lot.
And as one sees in the picture below the club did not sit on the point back back from it, tho pictures are decpetive in distance.
And below is the plated area of the Peru club of today; the top portion highlighted it light blue and yellow being 874 East Shore dr "Fairwinds":
And below is the plated area of the Peru club of today; the bottom portion highlighted it light blue and yellow being 894 East Shore dr.:
Some of the poprerty to the bottom right thats I have blotted out could of been a part of the Peru Club/Charles Brownell property also.
Twentieth century Peru (1905)
Hale, John S. & Co., The Great Bargain Store (pencil sketch)...102, 103-108
Peru Mount Hope 411 North Grant Street Peru Twp., Miami Co., Peru, Indiana
HALE John S. 18 Nov 1843 20 Apr 1882
HALE Harriet S. 23 Dec 1848 7 Mar 1897
1898 Peru Club
1908 Chas. Brawnell [Charles H. Brownell] by 1908 this large lot was slit down to:
Lot 8 - 1922 - J. S. & Alma Kittle
Lot 8 - 1927 - John S. and Alma J. Kittle [John Sloane Kittle]
Lot 9 - 1922 - Lilla E. Ketchum - Peru Club
Lot 10 - 1922 - Lillie Demming
Lot _ - 1927 - L. & C. Waterman
1922 - Lillia E. Ketcum Demming
1922 - Lille Demming
and also known as Peoples Point - listed on the current fishing maps as Perry's Point.
The club house sat on the property of Norman Perry and from what is found was probably tore down and another cottage rebuilt as the description of the cottage is as follows:
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This is an elaborate Spanish Colonial Revival style house built and completed in 1929 which occupies a large property in the north part of the historic district. The house is two-and-a-half stories high, has stucco walls, and a pantile roof. Arched window openings on the first floor suggest an arcade. Upper story windows are in tall, rectangular openings. Windows themselves are wood casement. Other elements include iron balconets and tiled walkways.
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