Warkentin House Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Built in 1887 for Bernhard Warkentin, a Mennonite immigrant from Ukraine, and his wife Wilhelmina, the Warkentin House is now a house museum.
Description
Bernard Warkentin (1847-1908) was a significant figure in the history of American immigration for promoting German-Russian Mennonite settlement in the Central Great Plains region of the United States, and in the history of agriculture for introducing and improving Central European wheat varieties that revolutionized American grain production. Warkentin owned this property from 1874 until his death; the house he built in 1884 still stands, along with other farm buildings and some plots used in hi