O. C. Barber Machine Barn

O. C. Barber Machine Barn
Location Barberton, Ohio
Coordinates 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611°N 81.57833°W / 41.00611; -81.57833Coordinates: 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611°N 81.57833°W / 41.00611; -81.57833
Built 1911
Architect Barber, O.C.; Alexander,Michael
Architectural style No Style Listed
NRHP Reference # 74001627 [1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 1974

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 Columbus 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 9, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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