Nomination for Barber, O. C., Colt Barn

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) OCT 9 1974 NAME Barber, O.C., Colt Barn AND/OR HISTORIC: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Charles A.

Moser - In Process - Preservation work - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUL 1 71974 039 153 Barberton Site STATE ACCESSIBLE Commercial CATEGORY STATUS Religious Private Government Transportation OWNERSHIP Summit REGISTER DATE Restricted CLASSIFICATION Both Military Educational Entertainment NATIONAL Agricultural Unoccupied Structure Museum CODE Akron Building Industrial District Scientific Public COUNTY: Yes: Ohio Park Austin Drive Robert Gormley COMMON: Summit County Courthouse Being Considered Private Residence Public Acquisition: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS ENTRY DATE 5.LOCATION OF NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OWNER OF PROPERTY 209 South High STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) Object OCT 9 PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) ENTRY NUMBER LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 14th CODF DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed * Unaltered L Moved X Original Site The Colt Barn, which measures 40' x 95', is the smallest of the Anna in each story.

The larger pair, on the second story, open to permit JUL 1 7 1974 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL are connected but those on the east side are individual rooms ac- pairs of small retangular windows along the east and west facades. beside each of the doors.The stalls on the west side of the barn lead into metal stalls.There is a large rectangular barred window south sides extends above the two side bays in a gable.The cessible only from the outside of the barn.The second story has and is in the best condition of all the Anna Dean Barns. each have two rectangular windows and a set of large double doors Dean Barns, Itis constructed of concrete and red brick and has (Check One) bales of hay to move through the barn on a pulley track. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

a red tile hipped roof and denticular cornices. The superstructure Colt Barn is located about 250 feet southwest of the Machine Barn are two cupolas near the peak and the center bay of the north and PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Urban Planning Other (Specify) - Science - Theater STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

The Anna Dean Farm, named for his daughter Anna and her husband Dean, was the fulfillment of Barber's dream to build the world's The Colt Barn, completed in 1910, housed both colts and Barber's 1920 and farm was divided up in 1926. The Colt Barn, along with the Machine Barn, is one of the ten buildings, Barn No. 1, the Piggery and the Creamery, have already the Austin Estates, is growing rapidly and threatens to crowd 1 7 1974 1910 Commerce Conservation Architecture Engineering Transportation Communications losophy Aboriginal REGISTER SIGNIFICANCE Prehistoric NATIONAL Landscape Pre-Columbian Literature itarian Agriculture Music Industry Political Sculpture twenty-three buildings including a forty-room mansion and twelve Social/Human- acres of greenhouse space. donating this area to the Barberton Parks Department for much 20th Century Portage and called it Barberton. Religion/Phi.

Akron-based Diamond Match company from that city in 1894 after Colts were kept on the west side of the barn.Barber died in Military Education being sued for non-payment of taxes.He founded a town near New Invention difficult the theft of a large number of horses at one time. in 1905 by Michael had been commissioned by Ohio SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) Columbus Barber, a wealthy industrialist. Barber had moved his When it was finished in 1915, it contained The 2000 acre estate containing the Anna Dean Farm was laid out Art needed park space if this building is placed on the National Register. out the Colt Barn.It is hoped that the owners might consider greatest farm. A nearby housing development, been placed on the National Register.

prized horses.The stalls on the east side were designed to make remaining Anna Dean Farm buildings and one of the last two on the AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Arter, Bill, "Ohio Columbus Barber", Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 13, 1963. Library, 1963. Freudenheim, Milt, "They Still Gasp Over O.C. Barber, the Man Who Started A City", Akron Beacon Journal, 1951. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES JUL 1 7 1974 April 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: 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 in the National Register and certify that it has been Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 Barberton Degrees Seconds ORGANIZATION LATITUDE DATE COUNTY Local LONGITUDE Name Minutes ATTEST: STATE 4539260 REGISTER CORNER CODE Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds Title NATIONAL Steve Kelleher NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: National Register. 706 Wisteria Drive 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set FORM PREPARED BY less than one CITY OR TOWN: APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: RECEIVED PHO TOS CONTROL REVIEW INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered Re-submit Send-back MAPS OCT91974 Federal Register entry TECH REVIEW HISTORIAN National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF 7.18. Summit H.17.74.1172 STATE hei 74001626 12/3/24 NES Barber, O. C. Colt Barn Form No.

10-301a AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION Barberton, Ohio JUL 1 7 1874 DATE OF PHOTO: May 18, 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 III- 1 039 153 COUNTY Summit DATE Austin Drive CODE STATE REGISTE PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio IDENTIFICATION COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER North-east view of O.C.Barber Colt Barn, as taken from the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ENTRY NUMBER 706 Wisteria Drive FOR NPS USE ONLY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT: Steve Kelleher STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO NAME 1974 Barber, O. C. Colt Barn Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Summit o STREET AND NUMBER: Barberton, Ohio JUL T 7 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 706 Wisteria Drive DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 039 153 COUNTY DATE NAME STATE CODE IDENTIFICATION Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: Austin Drive ENTRY NUMBER doors provide access to the west side of the barn. OCT91974 FOR NPS USE ONLY Steve Kelleher PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM November 1973 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: View of north end of.the Colt Barn.The doors below the loft CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (7/72) VIEW OF NORTH END OF LOLT BARN. DOORS BELOW THE LOFT DOORS PROVIDE ALCESS TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE BARN. LOCA TION NATIONAL PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL PHOTO CREDIT: RECEIVED REGISTEI Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev.

7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U.S.G,S. 7-1/2' Series West Akron Quadrangle JUL 1 7 1974 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 1967 039 1974 153 COUNTY LOCATION REQUIREMENTS DATE Summit NAME STATE REGISTER NATIONAL 1:24000 CODE COMMON: MAP REFERENCE SCALE: Ohio Barber, SOURCE: Austin Drive ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: Barber, O. C. Colt Barn * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-l OCT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AKRON WEST, OHIO Barber, O. C.

Colt Barn OHIO_SUMMIT CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) N4100 - W8130/7.5 ROAD CLASSIFICATION STATE OHIO Neff, Conrad, House Barber, O.C., Machine Barn Barber, O.C.,Colt Barn Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Charles W. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Charles A. Moser Location Barberton Region Bucyrus 10/15/74 Coshocton Name Scroggs House Canfield vicinity Johnson-Humrickhouse House Crawford County Coshocton County Wakefield vicinity State Historic Preservation Officer Mantua Center Mahoning County The Ohio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Summit County Also Notified Portage County Scioto Township Works I Pike County Mantua Center District Hon. Tennyson Guyer Date Entered Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Regional Director, Midwest Hon. William H. Harsha Hon. Charles J. Carney Hon. John M. Ashbrook Interstate #7l at 17th Avenue MMott/cha OCT 9 1974 Columbus, Ohio 43211