O. C. Barber Machine Barn

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O. C. Barber Machine Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
O. C. Barber Machine Barn (Ohio)
O. C. Barber Machine Barn
Location: Barberton, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611, -81.57833Coordinates: 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611, -81.57833
Built/Founded: 1911
Architect: Barber, O.C.; Alexander,Michael
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Added to NRHP: October 09, 1974
NRHP Reference#: 74001627

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Governing body: Private

The O. C. Barber Machine Barn, also called the Implement House. built in 1911, is an historic farm building located on Austin Drive on the Anna-Dean Farm in Barberton, Ohio. It was built by American businessman and industrialist Ohio Culumbus Barber, the developer of both Barberton, which he envisioned as a planned industrial community, and the nearby 3,500-acre (14 km²) Anna-Dean Farm, which he envisioned as a prototype for modern agricultural enterprise. Barber was called America's Match King because of his controlling interest in the Diamond Match Company.[2]

The Machine Barn was the service and storage place for all tractors and other equipment on the Anna-Dean Farm. It also housed the blacksmith shop.[3]

On October 09, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
  2. ^ O.C. Barber biography on the Barberton Historical Society website
  3. ^ Barberton Historical Society home page for the Machine Shop
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