Warkentin House, Victorian residence in Newton, United States.
The Warkentin House is a two-story Queen Anne style residence in Newton featuring French glass panels, Italian fireplaces, and multiple wood types throughout carefully designed interior rooms. The mansion combines European materials with local craftsmanship to create a display of affluent domestic life.
The house was built in 1887 by Bernhard Warkentin, a miller from Ukraine who promoted Mennonite settlement in Kansas and brought Turkey Red wheat seeds to the region. His work shaped the agricultural and social development of the community.
The residence displays a music room fitted with original furnishings and detailed woodwork crafted by English artisans during the 1880s. These spaces reveal the refined lifestyle and social standing of the household within the community.
Access is available Wednesday through Friday in summer months and weekends from April through December. It is best to check ahead about guided tours to fully understand the interior spaces and their details.
The house retains roughly eighty percent of its original furnishings, including a wood coal stove that remained functional long after the switch to electric lighting. Such everyday objects show how people lived between old and new technologies during this period.
Location: Newton
Inception: 1887
Architectural style: Queen Anne style architecture
Floors above the ground: 2
Address: 211 East 1st Sreet
GPS coordinates: 38.04333,-97.33973
Latest update: December 12, 2025 14:22
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