O. C. Barber Colt Barn Explained

O. C. Barber Colt Barn
Location:Barberton, Ohio
Coordinates:41.005°N -81.5789°W
Built:1910
Architect:O.C. Barber, Michael Alexander
Added:October 9, 1974
Refnum:74001626

The O. C. Barber Colt Barn, built in 1912, 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.[1]

It is one of the smallest barns on the Anna-Dean Farm and was first called Bull Barn No 2 and used to house bulls until 1913, when it was renamed the Colt Barn and used to house colts and mares in foal.[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.annadeanfarm.com/ocbarber.htm O.C. Barber biography on the Barberton Historical Society website
  2. http://www.annadeanfarm.com/farmbuildings/colt.htm Barberton Historical Society home page for the Colt Barn