Anchor Inn Bed & Breakfast Syracuse, Indiana A haven for the tired traveler seeking a quiet evening, or the guest from nearby cities looking for a few days of R and R! Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Click to see a map  | Additional Pages... Introduction Guest Rooms/Rates Decor Parlor A Little Bit About Us Our Favorite Recipes Special Packages Reservation Request Form   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to  Learn more about these rooms These are our base rates - certain discounts and/or charges may apply

Anchor Inn was built as a home for the Eugine Des Jardin family in 1905. The home was very nice for its time. The bathroom of the house had a water closet with an elevated wooden tank, an enamel bath tub with clawfeet, and a marbletop sink. The house had hardwood floors throughout, an open stairway as well as the maid's stairs behind the kitchen, a large pantry, maid's room and a carbide-gas generator that was used to produce gas for lighting the house.

The Des Jardins lived in the house for four years from 1905 - 1909. After their mother died, the land and property were traded for property in Chicago.

Sometime between 1932- 1938, the front yard and two lake lots were used as a park. It had a big wooden toboggan slide on to Lake Wawasee and a shelter house on the north side of the house. (The shelter house fell down in 1946 and the slide was torn down in 1947.)

The house was used as a lodge back in the 40s, and at one time two or three small cabins housed guests in the back yard.

There also was a campground behind the house and a baseball diamond on the property.

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