Historical Images of Porter County

Rockville, Terre Haute and Indianapolis Club House
Kankakee River, Porter County, Indiana

Date: 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. Lorenzo Werich
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark:  A hunt club, constructed in 1879 by hunters from the Indiana communities of Rockville, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis, was situated northwest of Baum’s Bridge along the north shoreline of the original channel of the Kankakee River. The area where the club was located was once commonly known as Prairie Bend in reference to a significant bend in the original channel of the Kankakee River. Benjamin Harrison would frequent this club prior to becoming president of the United States. Adjacent to this club was the White House Hunting Club to the northwest and the Louisville Hunt Club to the southeast. The club would later be renamed Donley’s Resort and the clubhouse was converted into a hotel.

Image Source:
Werich, J. Lorenzo. 1920. Pioneer Hunters of the Kankakee. Logansport, Indiana: Chronicle Printing Company. 197 p. [see p. 139]

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook