then sold to Maytag in 2001. It became part of the Whirlpool Corporation when it purchased Maytag in 2006. Whirlpool sold the Amana, Iowa refrigerator plant property to Wramia001, a Chicago-based limited liability company, in October, 2020 for $92.6 million dollars. Amana will continue to manufacture Amana, JennAir, KitchenAid, Maytag and Whirlpool refrigerators at the plant, built in 1940, under a long-term lease agreement. Tourism Today, heritage tourism has become important to the economy of the Amana area. There are hotels and bed and breakfasts that support the tourist industry, as well as many independent shops, local artists and craftspeople, and restaurants serving family-style meals. Historic preservation efforts by several local non-profit organizations, as well as the Amana Society, Inc., in conjunction with governmental, land-use and historic preservation ordinances attempt to preserve the natural and built environment of Amana. Education Clear Creek–Amana Community School District operates public schools serving the community. Amana Elementary School is in Middle Amana, and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and Clear Creek–Amana High School are in Tiffin. Amana High School in Middle Amana was established after a 1935 bond election. The school closed in 1991. Clear Creek–Amana Middle School was previously in Middle Amana. Notable people Christian Metz – spiritual leader Barbara Heinemann Landmann – spiritual leader Bill Zuber – professional baseball player William Henry Prestele – lithographer See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Iowa Footnotes Further reading Hinds, William Alfred. American Communities and Cooperative Colonies. [1902] Second Revision. Chicago, IL: Charles H. Kerr & Co., 1908. External links The Amana Colonies, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau Amana Church Society Amana History Amana Heritage Society The Community of True Inspiration Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Iowa Public Television, "Schools in the Amana Colonies," Iowa Pathways, n.d. [Adapted from original article in The Goldfinch 13, No. 4 (April 1981). Iowa City: State Historical Society of Iowa]. National Historic Landmarks in Iowa Communalism German-American culture in Iowa Radical Pietism History of Buffalo, New York Populated places established in 1854 National Register of Historic Places in Iowa County, Iowa Buildings and structures in Iowa County, Iowa Tourist attractions in Iowa County, Iowa Museums in Iowa County, Iowa Open-air museums in Iowa Religious museums in the United States German diaspora 1854 establishments in Iowa