Historic Sites of Manitoba: Friesen Housebarn Interpretive Centre (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

This “housebarn,” a combined home and barn, situated in Neubergthal in the Municipality of Rhineland, was built in the early 1890s for Bernard and Helena Hamm. It was occupied continuously by the Hamm and later the Friesen families for nearly nine decades, and was later restored as an interpretive facility by the Neubergthal Heritage Foundation. The building is a municipally-designated historic site (2002).

Friesen Housebarn

Friesen Housebarn (July 2014)
Source: George Penner

Friesen Housebarn

Friesen Housebarn (August 2020)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the house portion of the Friesen Housebarn

Interior of the house portion of the Friesen Housebarn (September 2010)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the barn portion of the Friesen Housebarn

Interior of the barn portion of the Friesen Housebarn (September 2010)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.07224, W97.48301
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hamm House (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neubergthal Mennonite Street Village (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Friesen Interpretive Centre, Neubergthal, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

We thank Jake Rempel for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 14 January 2023

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