Lake View Cottage

Lakeview Cottage 1930

1906 Thompkin's Lakeview Cottage was built in 1906 for George Thompkins (1870 - 1915) on land purchased from Arthur Warner. Tompkins ran the Cottage as a boarding house, taking in people who would come up from Albany or New York City to stay two weeks or even the whole summer.
1914 the cottage was sold to Dick Mattice (1872 - 1929) and his wife Lottie Roney Mattice (1873 - 1946). They had a boat house and a small dance hall partially on a pier where there was a bar that sold drinks, ice cream and candy bars. Dick died as a reslult of injuries suffered in an accident while cutting ice on the lake.
1929 the Lakeview Cottage was owned by the Austin Mattice (1900 - 1958), son of Dick and Lottie Mattice, and his wife Elsie Ecker Mattice (1899 - 1955). It was operated as a boarding house during the summer months. In the event of an overflow of boarders, they were directed to the Warner homes next door.
1943 the property was sold to Matthew and Pearl Schnurr of Albany. They converted it into a restaurant, enlarging the dining room and adding a bar in the front area.
1950 Zwicklebaur's Hofbrau - Karl Zwicklebaur and Hilde bought the property and turned it into Zwicklebaur's, a very popular German-American restaurant by enclosing the the original porch thus adding on the big dining room with a bar.
1976 the property was transferred to Reinhold and Adelheid Scholz and was operated as Scholz Hofbrawu.
owned by John Pleat from Albany.
1996 Reinhold transferred the property to his children, Mandy and Reinhold Jr.
2010 - The Hofbrau Restaurant. There are a couple of apartments in use on the upper floors.

Mattice's Fireplace

Dance Pavillion

Tompkin's Family

Tomkin's family also owned the Lake View Cottage, photo from the Willard Osterhout collection

The Dining facilities for Mattice's Lake View Cottage, photo from the Willard Osterhout collection

Lakeview Cottage on Warner Lake, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Steam launch "Sarah E." at Lake View Cottage on the lake July 16, 1911, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Bathing at Lakeview Cottage, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Boarders at the cottage, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Looking South from Lake View Cottage, from the collection of Willard Osterhout

View of the Lake View Cottage, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Lake View Cottage in 1915, from the Willard Osterhout collection

Lakeview Cottage at the lake, owned by the Tompkins family

Boarders on the dock, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

The three Mattice sisters with another lake resident, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

A view looking South with Lake View Cottage on the shore, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

Lakeview Cottage, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

Lakeview Cottage, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

A young boy and rowboats on the shore, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

Rowing on Warner Lake, courtesy of Susan Rockmore]]

Boarders on the porch at Lake View Cottage, courtesy of Susan Rockmore

Mildred Mattice, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Mildred, Alice and Dorothy Mattice, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Old fashion 1920s mens bathing suits, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Ralph Briggs with his catch, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Bee keepers at Mattice's, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Richard(Dick)Mattice, who died after falling on the ice and hitting his head, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Benny Mitchell, Pete Mattice, Ray Mahar July 5th 1941, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Linter's dock August 1941, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Elsie Mattice and Martin Roney, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Elsie and Arnold Mattice, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Arnold Mattice WWI, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

The Hofbrau, photo courtesy of Tom Nagengast

Bathers on the beach at the Hofbrau,photo courtesy of Tom Nagengast

The Hofbrau,photo courtesy of Tom Nagengast

Interior of the original dining room,photo courtesy of Tom Nagengast

Interior of the original dining room,photo courtesy of Tom Nagengast

A drink check from the Hofbrau, courtesy of Tom Nagengast

On the porch at the cottage, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Servicing our automobile, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Pete Mattice with friends, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Boat house and dock seen from the porch, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Looking for a drowning victim,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

In front Mildred Mattice and Robert Goetz,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Robert Goetz in uniform,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Young children checking out a row boat,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Young ladies on the stern of the steam launch Sara E.,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Rowing on the lake 1921,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Steam launch the "Sarah E.",courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Place mat from the Hofbrau,courtesy of Tom and Maryellen Nagengast

An early view of the Lake View Cottage, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Ruth Collins 1930, from the Camp Pinnacle collection

Shore line at the Lake View Cottage,from the Camp Pinnacle collection

View from the Tompkin's camp, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Laundry day at the cottage, notice the old wooden wash tub and wringer, courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Boarders at the cottage, check out the bathing suits,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

A young bather with the Steam Launch"Sarah E." in the background,courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Source: Life at the Lake; Warner's Lake, N. Y., published by The Warner's Lake Improvement Association, and edited by Willard Osterhout. The book has much more information and many more pictures.

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