O. C. Barber Colt Barn

O. C. Barber Colt Barn
Location Barberton, Ohio
Coordinates 41°0′18″N 81°34′44″W / 41.00500°N 81.57889°W / 41.00500; -81.57889Coordinates: 41°0′18″N 81°34′44″W / 41.00500°N 81.57889°W / 41.00500; -81.57889
Built 1910
Architect O.C. Barber, Michael Alexander
NRHP reference # 74001626 [1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 1974

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.[2]

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.[3]

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

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (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 Colt Barn


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