- O. C. Barber Machine Barn
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O. C. Barber Machine Barn
Location: Barberton, Ohio Coordinates: 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611°N 81.57833°WCoordinates: 41°0′22″N 81°34′42″W / 41.00611°N 81.57833°W Built: 1911 Architect: Barber, O.C.; Alexander,Michael Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private 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 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 9, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ O.C. Barber biography on the Barberton Historical Society website
- ^ Barberton Historical Society home page for the Machine Shop
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