The mill is today renovated into business offices of various natures. The lower section to the right of the main mill now cotains a restaurant featuring, soups,sandwiches, salads, etc. It is quite good and an enjoyable place to eat lunch.

The 4 story, 65'X 60' mill is 2 sories and basement(1 story) of limestone, 1 story of brick, and the top story of frame forming a Mansard/Second Empire roof. Many houses and businesses were built with a mansard roof in the late 1800's, because the extra story was considered roof, but in actuality, gave the building another functional story.

This older photo shows the stone and brick sections more clearly than the now painted exterior. The mill was built in the late 1800's by Bernhard Warkentin, a Russian immigrant, who arrived in the U.S. in 1872. By 1875, he had married the daughter of a German miller in Illinios, then moved to Kansas where he owned and operated several mills. He was instrumental in promoting Russian, "Turkey Red" wheat, a hard winter wheat. This introduction of hard winter wheat helped to make Kansas the "Bread Basket of the World".

The stack to eliminate smokke from the burning of coal to create steam to power the equipment of the mill.

A view of the mill complex from the NE. The buildings in the foreground were additions to the mill complex in the 20th century, and are being utilized by various businesses.