O. C. Barber Creamery

The O. C. Barber Creamery, built in 1909, is an historic farm building located at 365 Portsmouth Avenue 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]

O. C. Barber Creamery
LocationBarberton, Ohio
Coordinates41°0′25″N 81°35′33″W
Built1909
ArchitectO.C. Barber
NRHP reference No.73001539 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1973

The Creamery was used to process and bottle the milk produced on the Anna-Dean Farm and to make ice cream, all of which was sold under the Anna Dean Farm brand name. Up to 10,000 pounds of milk were processed per day.[3]

On May 22, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in Summit County, Ohio

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. O.C. Barber biography on the Barberton Historical Society website
  3. Barberton Historical Society home page for the Creamery


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