NRHP: Menter Farmstead

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Menter Farmstead

NRHP Reference #: 11000886

NRHP Listing Date: 20111207

Location

1270 North Fork Road, Big Springs, Deuel County, Nebraska

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Summary

The Menter Farmstead, with its collection of rock-faced concrete block buildings, was constructed between 1919 and 1928. The John H. Menter family was among the nearly 1,500 settlers who flocked to Deuel County between 1910 and 1920 in search of greater agricultural prosperity created by the elevated prices of wheat during WWI. The Menter Farmstead is also representative of the increasing mechanization and standardization of agriculture during the early 20th century. The mechanized grain elevator at the Menter Farmstead, allowed the family to farm more land with greater ease. Furthermore, instead of relying solely on traditional carpentry skills to build their "modern" farmstead, the Menter family-like countless other Americans-turned to Sears, Roebuck and Company for a cheap and easy alternative.

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