Warkentin House, Newton

Name: Warkentin House
Address: Newton, United States

#1 among attractions in Newton

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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The Warkentin House is a house in Newton, Kansas, United States. The home of Bernhard Warkentin and Wilhelmina Eisenmayer Warkentin, it was built between 1886 and 1887. It is listed on the Kansas Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as a splendid example of the Victorian period in American architecture and furnishings. The Victorian house offers a glimpse into the way the Warkentins lived, with 80 percent of the original furnishings remaining. ()

Built: 1886 (138 years ago)Coordinates: 38°2'36"N, 97°20'23"W

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Warkentin House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kauffman Museum, Mennonite Settler statue, Carnegie Library, Fischer Field Stadium.

2.2 miN
38°4'31"N • 97°20'48"W
Kauffman Museum, North Newton
58 min walk • History museum, Museum
1 miW
Memorial
Mennonite Settler statue, Newton
25 min walk • The Mennonite Settler is a 17-foot limestone statue in Newton, Kansas, honoring Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage. The statue was crafted in 1942 by Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone.
~1560 ftW
Library
Carnegie Library, Newton
8 min walk • The Carnegie Library in Newton, Kansas is a building from 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was built as a two-story 51 by 62 feet building; a 30 feet one-story addition was added later.
0.9 miW
Field, Sport venue, Sport
Fischer Field Stadium, Newton
24 min walk • Fischer Field Stadium is the signature athletic field in Newton, Kansas, and is located in Athletic Park.
2.2 miN
Universities and schools, Romanesque architecture
Bethel College, North Newton
58 min walk • Bethel College is a private Christian liberal arts college in North Newton, Kansas, United States. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA.
2.4 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Thresher Stadium, North Newton
62 min walk • Thresher Stadium is a sport stadium in North Newton, Kansas, United States. The facility is primarily used by the Bethel College for college football and men's and women's soccer teams.
6.9 miNE
City
Walton
176 min walk • Walton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is named in honor of one of the 19th century stockholders of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 219.

Warkentin House, Newton

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Warkentin House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kauffman Museum, North Newton

Mennonite Settler statue, Newton

Carnegie Library, Newton

Fischer Field Stadium, Newton

Bethel College, North Newton

Thresher Stadium, North Newton

Walton