O. C. Barber Machine Barn Explained

O. C. Barber Machine Barn
Location:Barberton, Ohio
Coordinates:41.0061°N -81.5783°W
Built:1911
Architect:O.C. Barber, Michael Alexander
Added:October 9, 1974
Refnum:74001627

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.[1]

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.[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/machine.htm Barberton Historical Society home page for the Machine Shop