“YOUR PAST REMAINS BOUND UP IN YOU; IT LIVES IN THE PRESENT, AND IT WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE FUTURE.”- STEINER
The purpose of the Bruentrup Heritage Farm is to preserve and tell the story of farming and farm life in the township of New Canada, and later in the City of Maplewood.
The Bruentrup Heritage Farm is located at 2170 County Road D, between White Bear Avenue and McKnight Road. The farm occupies about 3.5 acres of a 32-acre open space site that is owned by the City of Maplewood. The …

The Bruentrup Heritage farm was established in 1891. William Bruentrup married Ida Wagner and the brides family gave them 40 acres of land along White Bear Avenue as a wedding present. They added land until it reached 175 acres. Four generations of the family have farmed there. The farmhouse was somewhat modernized in 1912.
Over the years the surrounding land was being developed. A large part of the Bruentrup property had been sold, including the many acres where Maplewood Mall is now located. In 1997 the developers offered the Bruentrup family …