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Bethel Mennonite Church
Bethel Mennonite Church
Bethel Mennonite Church
The Bethel Mennonite Church was established in 1892 east of Dolton. Built in 1920 and originally located 8 miles north and 4 miles east of Freeman, this building served the congregation until they disbanded in 1992. It incorporates many architectural elements unique to Prussian/Russian Mennonite houses of worship.
The Deckert House
Bethel Mennonite Church
Bethel Mennonite Church
Ludwig Deckert built this frame home in the early 1880s northeast of Freeman. The house was moved to the museum site and restored in 1979. Many household items are original furnishings. A unique feature of this interesting home is the grass-burning oven, "black kitchen" and large smokehouse chimney built in the center of the house. The Deckert House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Johannesthal Reformed Church
Johannesthal Reformed Church
Johannesthal Reformed Church
Built in 1902 just seven miles west of Freeman, this small building served the Johannesthal congregation from 1902 until 1967, when the church closed.
Diamond Valley Schoolhouse
Johannesthal Reformed Church
Johannesthal Reformed Church
Originally located about a mile south of Freeman on U.S. Highway 81, the Diamond Valley School, District #56, served as the one-room schoolhouse for the district just south of Freeman from 1902 until 1969.