Nomination for Barber, O. C., Barn No. 1

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) 2 8 1973 Barber, O.C., Barn #1 AND/ OR HISTORIC: FEB 15 1973 Charles A. Mose 3. CLASSIFICATION (Check One) X Being Considered - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments XX Commercial X Other (Specify) Mr. & Mrs.

Paul Pamer LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local 039 LOCATION Barberton storage Religious ACCESSIBLE Site Entertainment Summit Government REGISTER NATIONAL Yes: DATE CODE Educational Both CATEGORY OWNERSHIP Structure Restricted High Street Private STATUS Unoccupied 153 Akron Building Agricultural Park Public Scientific Federal Museum 365 Portsmouth Street Ohio COMMON: Private Residence District Summit County Court House Industrial OWNER OF PROPERTY Public Acquisition: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 115 Third Street rented as Military Anna Dean Farm Barn #1 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: OWNER'S NAME: In Process TO THE PUBLIC Object FEB NAME ENTRY NUMBER CONGRESSIONAL DNTFI DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The O.C. Barber Barn #1 was built as a tri-towered cattle barn, measuring 285' x 125', and is made of concrete block and red bricks, reinforced The towers, actually silos, are grouped - two on the west facade and one ornate of the three, it has a gracefully arcaded upper portion. The conical, red tile roofs of all three silos have bracketed cornices. section, 44' wide with a hipped tile roof and a central wall dormer. There is a full basement the length of the building. Both east and and has large hardwood beams, giving a somewhat church-like appearance. FEB 1 5 1973 ridge. CONDITION REGISTER loft. Ruins NATIONAL ground and running to the roofline.Beneath each section of brick is combination of French Colonial characteristics and Mrs.Barber's own ideas.

The inside consists of one huge room.The main floor once housed the west facades have regularly spaced brick panels,10 feet from the The building is little changed.Lightning has dislodged a number of roof tiles and some of the arches in the east silo are crumbling.The and 122'from the south end.The south portion is a projecting 3-bay (Check One) ends have large sets ofdoors to permit the loading of hay into the owner has tried to do some repair. Dx Good X Original Site 60' high, is located visually between the two west towers. The most from the stalls and the circulation of fresh air. Both north and south The red tile gable roof slopes at a 40° angle. Both east and west sides have 6 dormers and there are four evenly spaced cupolas on the Excellent Moved Unaltered RECEIVED Fair

Statement of significance

auspices that he decided to build a new plant. At this time, due to a tax squabble with Akron, he founded a new city, and with characteristic modesty, named it Barberton. Here he relocated his match industry.By National Bank, Diamond Match Corporation, Sterling Boilerworks, and Dean. He succeeded in his dream. A 300 foot long brick and steel barn housed cows, a turreted structure housed horses, and the mansion was the finest in Ohio, reflecting the fine qualities of architecture There was a "pork palace", flour mills, colt barn, bull barn, 13 acres 1909 Conservation Architecture Commerce Military Engineering losophy Communications Science Aboriginal Education Religion/Phi Music Agriculture Literature itarian REGISTER Social/Human- Landscape Invention gatehouses and a four-rail steel reinforced concrete fence surrounded the Akron Chamber of Commerce.

He named it Anna-Dean Farm after his daughter,Anna and his son-in-law, Sculpture Industry In 1905,Mr.Barber began to build the world's greatest farm in Barberton. The Anna Dean Farm was the vast estate of Ohio Columbus Barber.O.C. of greenhouses full of fruits and vegtables, an iron-glass conservatory, time he was fifteen years old he was peddling matches for his father's No.3barn burned,and in 1967,No.2barn also burned.The fires were Paul Pamer in 1944,the present owner.At the present time the barn is Barn No.l was the first of the silo barns.It's three towers were the Included among them were Akron's City Hospital (which he started),First In 1965 the mansion was razed and today and few of the Barber buildings match business in Akron.Soon O.C.Barber took management of the Political that Mr.Barber perceived during his many trips to Europe's capitals.

are 1eft today to show the splendor of yesterday.The architecture the initials OCB above it. 1909 and on the SE corner of the building there is a date stone with the 3,000 acres. Barber was born in Middlebury east Akron),Ohio in184l.By the termed arson. and stone work will never be duplicated, and it is hoped the remaining NATIONAL The match business was so successful under O.c.'s used by the United Insulation Company as a warehouse and district offices. Eventually the creamery and No.l barn were sold to Barber Match Company.T first structure tobe builton the Anna Dean Farm.It was finished in After Barber died in 1920 his farm was divided into sections.In 1952 Arter, William, "Ohio Columbus Barber, "Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 13, 1963. Library, Freudenheim, Milt, "They Still Gasp Over O.C. Barber, the Man Who Started a City," Akron Beacon Journal, 1951.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 5 acres FEB 1 5 1973 National [ FORM PREPARED BY Jan. 1973 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa 1 Register.

in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set level of significance of this nomination is: GPO 931-894 37.5 ORGANIZATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Loca Seconds COUNTY CORNER CODE Title DATE Minutes STATE Name REGISTER ATTEST: James Cuizan Degrees Minutes Seconds 039 RECEIVED MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Barherton Stephen Kelleher 706 Wisteria Dr LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: Ohio CITY OR TOWN: Davis, William, .22.23 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ENTRY NUMBER (Number all entries) Barber, O.C. Barn #1 8. Significance (con't) a museum, or even a warehouse, can be found for it. FEB 15 1973 GPO 921-724 FEB dream.

COUNTY STATE Summit DATE REGISTER NATIONAL Ohio structures can be saved.

(Continuation Sheet) Form 10-300a industrial town, and Barberton has nearly managed to obliterate his Barber Barn #l on the National Register that public interest in the FOR NPS USE ONLY O.C.Barber wanted the Anna-Dean Farm to be a bright spot in a dirty building will allow it to be saved and that an adaptive use, such as 281973 a senior citizens high-rise under the Dept.of Housing and Urban Development's F.H.A.#236 program.It is hoped that by placing the The owners of Barn No.1 have considered razing it to give way to STATE Clie 2.15 73.2276 Federal Register entry _4-3- 73 ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Maps HISTORIAN KEEPER Re-submit Send-back Summit Photos BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN CONTROL REVIEW WORKING NUMBER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register write-up 2-22- FEB 28 197 PROPERTY 753-9418 Barberton, Ohio 44203 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Photography B Bob Kamenar Loc.

SuMMit, Ohia " NPS Number _2/28/73 Sumnit, Ohio NPS Number Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. 2/28/73 BArbe O.C.BArN# SuMMit, Ohia Loc. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Summit, Ohio Loc. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: Anna Dean Farm Barn #1 STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. (7.5') Akron West Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

1958 Barberton 153 COUNTY DATE 039 Summit Ohio COMMON: STATE 1:24000 CODE SOURCE: SCALE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM Form 10-301 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) 115 Third Street CITY OR TOWN: Barber, O.C., Barn #1 NAME REQUIREMENTS MAP REFERENCE FEB AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE AKRON WEST, OHIO Latitude- 41 0' UNITED STATES NATIONAL REGISTER DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) N4300WB130/7.5 OHIO-SUMMIT CO the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 February 12, 1973 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pamer Barberton, Ohio Dear Mr. & Mrs. Pamer: I am pleased to inform you that your property, listed below, has been the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, D.C. The nomination Preservation Act (P.L. 89-665).

Registration of your property in the National Register does NOT affect Register without the permission of the landowner, we wish to inform you property registered, your sentiments may be communicated to the National Daniel R. Porter, Director, Barber, O.C., Barn #1 Sincerely, Historic Preservation 365 Portsmouth Street approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board as from demolition or harm from any federally funded or licensed program qualified for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places of property is placed on the National Register we will notify you.The of our intent in order that in the event you do not wish to have your 115 Third Street and Ohio Liaison Officer for Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue title to the land.

However, it does help protect the site or building While public or private real property may be added to the National Register in Washington. forms are being sent to Washington for their approval.When your program was created by Congress in 1966 by the National Historic FEB 2 O 1973 Barberton, Ohio 44203 February 15, 1973 U. S. Department of Interior Washington, D. C. 1. My husband, Mr. Pamer, passed away on October 6, 1972. property listed, before any action is baken to list same - CC: D. R. Porter Gentlemen: to purchase same? If people in the area were interested ina historical knew it had been signed up before doing so, as this quite costly. for the following reasons: property from being listed in the National Register.

Trusting the above reasons are sufficient to prevent this I am quite sure who nominated this property and he interested, why didn't he come around with an offer 365 Portsmouth Avenue I do not want my property listed in the National Register Said barn is badly in need of repairs, which would be This is being written regarding the attached letter. and this option is still in force. it when offered it free just for keeping up the taxes. Last May, we signed an option for sale of this propert y I think the owners should be asked if they want their Yours truly; (Mrs.) Rose Pamer site, they would have preserved the Barber Mansion, which was beautiful and had been kept in good condition, K.Holler Hhe photoqraphs Out Hhe forms or Took do not ralzass the names /21/73 Ron. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Delbert D.

Latta Director, Northeast Region Location STATE Barberton PHR Name Date Entered Henry County Courthouse ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director Also Notified Napoleon The Ohio Historical Society Henry.County State Lialson Officer Summit County Hon.Charles A.Hcsher 2 8 1973 Colunbus, Ohio 43211 NRow1and:mm 2/23/73 Barbar (o.C.) Barn 01 MAR 1 4 1973 Barberton, Ohio 44203 Dear Mrs. Pamers sites, buildings, structures, objects, and districte which should be As Mr. Porter's letter indicates, listing a property on the National Iicensed or funded undertaking, such as a highway- the strueture is important from an architectural point of view. Berne the Barber mansion, although it is regrettable that a fine house of William J. Murtagh Mr. Daniel R.

Porter, Director, The Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio 43211 w/cy inc Director, Northeast Region w/cy inc 3-13-73 Sincerely yours, inherited by future generations for their instruction and enjoyment. formational assistance also.

Ohio.While he should also be able to answer any further question protect the property from major alteration or demolition by a Federally Keeper of the National Register tional patrimony.Questions about the availability of grants should ing for inclusion in the National Regiater.Although it derives par- tial significance from historical association with the Barber nation's cultural properties considered worthy of preservation, those The Nationnl Register maintains a grant-in-aid program with the states State Liaison Officers and approved by professional review boards 365 Portsmouth Avenue basis, the barn may be feasibly considered of greater importance than Mrs. Rose Pamer be addressed to Mr. Daniel R.Porter, the State Liaison Officer in PHR CHerrington:Imp at the state level.

The importance attached to the Barber Barn by state officials in Ohio, is apparent by their nomination of the build- Buch significance to local history has been lost. you might have, bear in mind that we are ready to be of further in- Nominations to the National Register are made by Governor-appointed of ite scale and monumentality are rare in the United States.On this The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the FRANK P. PAMER ATTORNEY AT LAW MAY 22 1973 P. O. BOX 3756 AKRON, OHIO 44314 Washington, D. C. 20240 RE: H34-PHR Dear Mr. Murtagh: for the Estate of Paul Pamer, deceased spouse of said Rose Pamer - object, was the letter of February: 12, 1973, from Daniel R. and that prior to his demise, they had signed an option for performance, but irregardless, it appears that the properties being administered.

753.7709 Keeper of the National Register The first knowledge my client had that the Barber barn United States Department of the Interior and also sent a copy United States Department of the Interior building and it has been uninsured for the past five years. National Park Service Preservation and she was very upset, as she had lost her However as these events unfold, my client wrote to the on her property was considered as a National Historical 992 KENMORE BLVD. She also objected to the placement of this barn as a histor- such repair, that no insurance company will insure the Porter, Director and Ohio Liaison Officer for Historic ical sight, as it would possibly cause them irreparable to Mr.D.R.

forth that Mr.Pamer had deceased This is to advise, that I am the attorney for Rose Pamer, Also wish to advise, that this building is in need of husband on the 6th day of October, 1972 and the estate was Attention: William J. Murtaghtece 356 Portsmouth Avenue, Barberton, Ohio 44203 and also attorney the sale of the property on which this building is located. were placed on the Register over the objection of the owners. William J. Murtagh May 11, 1973 I would like your immediate answers on this matter, as In the event any hearings are necessary, kindly advise Frank P. Pamer Daniel R. Porter, Director appear. I will appreciate your immediate correspondence and the rule regarding this matter by return mail.

my client insists on removing the barn from the premises and whether or not this would effect the existing contracts Federal Funds to construct high-rise apartments on this land The Ohio Historical Society in the estate as well as to Mrs.Pamer. the barns and wants to know what action is necessary and At the present time, this is becoming a serious matter claims that any rule forbidding any subsequent use of the My client advises me, that she is preparing to destroy wherein the contracting purchasers are planning to use persons, constitutes a clear and revocable breach of her occupied by the barn. Yours truly, land which would require Federal Monies to be denied to said as to the time and place and we will immediately prepare to constitutional rights as to the use of her property. national His- torical Society, Mrs Rose Pamer Historical Center MAY 3 1 1973 Mr. Frank P.

Pamer Post Office Box 3756 Akron, Ohio 44314 Keeper of the lational Register Mr.Dantel R. Porter, Director, The Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio 43211 w/cy inc DDG - Mr. John Fowler w/cy inc PHR - w/cy inc Sincerely yours, Attorney at Law the Barber Barn.We are forvarding your inquiry to the Advisory If ve may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Director, Northeast Region w/cy inc the 1966 Historic Preservation Act (80 Stat. 915) and to Executive Thank you for your letter of May ll,1973,concerning the future of 992 Kenmore Boulevard /s/ S. Sydney Eradford Order 11593. Dear Mr. Pamer!