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    Home » Recipes » Plain Culture

    The Amish Homes of Grabill

    Published: Apr 4, 2016 · Updated: Apr 4, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 8 Comments

    By Kevin Williams

    I visited the Amish settlement of Grabill, Indiana last week and one of the most striking characteristics of the community are the homes.  There are an eclectic mix of suburban type homes to traditional rambling Amish farmhomes.  As you can see from some of the photos below, many of the Amish homes in Grabill look like ones you'd see in "Suburban Anywhere."  While the traditional farmhouses that are there are often added on to and sprawling to accommodate multi-generational families.

    Note the solar panels visible on rooftops, the Amish of Grabill have definitely embraced solar which powers all sorts of things without putting them "on the grid."

    This is the back of an Amish home in Grabill.

    This is the back of an Amish home in Grabill. panels

    A suburban-style two-story Amish home typical of Grabill

    A suburban-style two-story Amish home typical of Grabill

    A brick suburban-style home under construction for an Amish family.

    A brick suburban-style home under construction for an Amish family.

    More traditional farmhouses are also mixed in among the more modern-looking Amish homes.

    More traditional farmhouses are also mixed in among the more modern-looking Amish homes.

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Carol

      April 04, 2016 at 3:44 pm

      Hi Kevin, Enjoyed the pics of the Amish homes in Grabill. Thanks! Blessings, Carol

      Reply
      • Kevin

        April 04, 2016 at 4:39 pm

        Thanks, Carol, definitely different from other Amish communities!

        Reply
    2. C. J.

      April 04, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      Kevin...Beautiful, but different looking homes, in Graybill, for sure!
      Have you ever visited the Amish-Mennonite community around South Wayne, WI. ?
      I would LOVE to see pictures of that area. I am not sure if it is Horse & Buggy country,
      or not? But, I do know that some of the residents there, along Old Hwy. 11, run bakeries
      and bulk food stores. next to their homes, and are allowed phones in the business.
      Do you have any photos of that area? Thanks~ C.J.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        April 04, 2016 at 7:44 pm

        It's been awhile, but I have been to that are CJ...I'll repost some photos sometime!

        Reply
    3. Nannette

      April 04, 2016 at 8:20 pm

      Coming from Hardin County Ohio and the old order Amish a friend was surprised to see the homes of the local Amish in neighboring Logan county near Belle Center Ohio...beautifully made and landscaped homes too! You might be interested in a bike tour the OSU extension office and YMCA in Hardin county sponsor I believe next one coming up is in June or July...usually posted on facebook. Its a bicycle tour thru the Amish backroads of Hardin county-diff length routes and kids came come /ride and goodies and lunch at a amish family home after.

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      • Kevin

        April 04, 2016 at 11:08 pm

        Thanks for the info Nannette, that sounds wonderful..I love to bike, I'll have to do that someday!

        Reply
    4. tom the backroads traveller

      April 05, 2016 at 8:26 am

      we aren't in Conewango are we

      Reply
      • Kevin

        April 05, 2016 at 8:50 am

        Indiana, Tom...there are some similarities in housing styles, but, wow, Grabill is clustered into a small, small area where Conewango is sprawling and spread out...very opposite communities in that way!

        Reply

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