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Middle Amana South Amana Amana Colony buildings and structures not

Closier Haus Bed and Breakfast: Built 1892 as a Butch’s 66 Service Station: Built 1929 as a gas and generally open to the public, but interesting
communal kitchen and residence. service station, the building still serves that function even from the exterior:
today�
Dusk-to-Dawn Bed and Breakfast: Built 1862 as a Quarries: These include three sandstone and one
communal residence� Fern Hill Gifts and Quilts: Built 1885 as a general limestone quarry, all sources of Amana Colony
store and communal residence� building materials. At least one of the four quarries
Hahn Bakery: Still operating with its original 1864 is easily visible from the Byway.
stone hearth, offering original Amana Colony Lower South Hotel Bed and Breakfast: Built 1860
recipes of German origin in Middle Amana. This as a hotel, communal residence, and kitchen. Farm complexes at the other six villages (East
building is the only open-hearth bakery remaining Amana, High Amana, Homestead, Middle Amana,
in service in the colonies. South Amana Fire Station: Built 1860 as a West Amana, and South Amana): The Amana
blacksmith shop. Farm Complex is open to the public, but the other
Middle Amana Woolen Mill smokestack: The six complexes are actively used in agriculture.
woolen mill complex was built between 1863 and South Amana Post Office: Built as a retail and meat A variety of barns with German and American
1901; all that remains is the prominent smokestack market. influence are present on the outskirts of each
above the Amana Appliances Plant.
At least three additional shops or offices are Amana village, and many of these are still standing.
Print Shop: Built 1883 as a print shop and still used situated in communal-era buildings. Specialty barns were built to house oxen, horses,
as such. colts, cows, sheep, and hogs. Other agricultural
West Amana buildings include machine sheds, buggy sheds,
Railroad bridge: “Trestle Brücke” built in 1883 sled sheds, granaries, corn cribs, and lean-tos.
by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Michelle Maring Miller Gallery: Situated in the stone
Railroad� 1871 West Amana Church building. Amana Colony farmland: There are about 18,000
acres under active management by the Amana
Rose’s Place Bed and Breakfast: Built 1884 as a West Amana General Store: Built 1862 as a Society, Inc., divided roughly in thirds as cultivated
communal residence with an assembly/worship general store. fields, pasture, and timber.
room/Sunday School.
At least two additional shops or offices are situated
in communal-era buildings.