Anna-Dean Farm

Infobox_nrhp | name =Anna-Dean Farm
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location= Barberton, Ohio
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built =1905
architect= Barber,O.C.; Alexander,Michael
architecture= Other
added = July 14, 1977
governing_body = Private
refnum=77001086cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Anna-Dean Farm is a historic farm located in Barberton, Ohio. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the site of several structures independently listed on the register. [cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/Summit/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places]

History

The Anna-Dean farm was a concept of American industrialist O.C. Barber who envisioned a superfarm on the outskirts of Barberton, and to that end he began purchasing land for the eventual convert|3500|acre|km2|sing=on farm as early as 1900.

Construction of the farm facilities began in 1907 with a concrete poultry building but would not truly begin in earnest until 1909 when Barber undertook a massive construction project that would last until 1912. With an estimated daily construction budget of over $1,000 and an overall cost of some $7 million the farm had swelled to a collection of 35 independent structures. [cite web|url=http://www.annadeanfarm.com/index.htm|title=Anna-Dean Farm] While Barber claims in his own book a total of 102 structures [cite book|title=Anna Dean Farm - The Story of An American Farm|author=Ohio C. Barber|date=1975|publisher=Barberton Historical Society] it is likely he included in his tally preexisting structures that had been incorporated into the farm during its expansion.

The centerpiece of the farm was the 52 room French Colonial style mansion Barber constructed in 1910. As one of the surviving structures, it is an integral part of the Barberton Historical Society of Ohio's restoration project on the farm.

Following Barber's death in 1920 the majority of the structures on the farm were demolished. Efforts by the Barberton Historical Society have succeeded in preserving and restoring 5 of the original buildings, with 3 others still standing in other private possession.

Historic Sites

In addition to the farm itself, the following buildings on the farm site are separately listed on the National Register of Historical Places:

* O. C. Barber Barn No. 1,
* O. C. Barber Colt Barn,
* O. C. Barber Creamery,
* O. C. Barber Machine Barn, and
* O. C. Barber Piggery

References

Resources

* "Ohio Columbus Barber - America's Match King" by W. F. Flemming
* "Anna Dean Farm, The Story of an American Farm" by Ohio C. Barber
* "O.C. Barber's Home and Farm in Photos." by Henrietta Vietta
* "Anna Dean Farm, A Centennial Remembrance" (video) by Tim Young,

External links

* [http://www.annadeanfarm.com Anna Dean Farm]
* [http://www.ocbarber.org O. C. Barber sculpture project]