Lake View Cottage
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- 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 
Back side of post card 
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 
Marty and Matt LaFontaine on New Years Eve, courtesy of Carrie LaFontaine 
Newspaper advertisement for Zwicks on New Years Eve 
October Fest at the Hofbrau 
The interior of Zwicklebauer's Hofbrau, photographed in 1963, has seen its share of banquets and wedding receptions. 
Business Ad
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.
