{"nrhp_refnum":"73001540","name":"Barber, O. C., Piggery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"248 Robinson Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barberton","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.009814051000035,"lon":-81.59669288399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick and concrete block piggery about 300 feet long at 248 Robinson Avenue, Barberton, Summit County, Ohio. It was completed in 1915 as the last building of the Anna Dean Farm built by Ohio Columbus Barber.","why_significant":"It was the last of 23 farm buildings Barber had built, and it is described as a refinement of Barber architecture. It later served as headquarters for Troop F of the 107th U.S. Cavalry, linking it to the history of the horse cavalry. It is also tied to Barber, the founder of Barberton.","narrative":"Built in 1915, the Barber Piggery is a roughly 300-foot-long, two-story building of red brick and concrete block in Barberton, Ohio. It was the last of 23 buildings erected for the Anna Dean Farm, created by match manufacturer and Barberton founder Ohio Columbus Barber. Three main sections are linked by recessed passageways holding 48 sties, each with its own door and window. The roof is covered in red tile, with gabled ends and a hip and mansard center section. Locals called it the \"Pig Palace,\" but cholera struck the pigs in 1916 and they were slaughtered. Barber then kept horses there until his death in 1920. From 1921 to 1939, Troop F of the 107th U.S. Cavalry, organized by World War I veterans, was headquartered in the building and sponsored horse shows. Later additions include a loading dock and a metal shed, but the barn remains nearly symmetrical. Much of the farm has been demolished.","period_of_significance":"1915","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair and altered; a concrete loading dock and metal storage shed were added, and one cupola and some roof vents were removed. Form marks the property as occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.187798-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001540.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"77001086","name":"Anna-Dean Farm","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/anna-dean-farm-77001086/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991489","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._C._Barber_Piggery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7072098"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/barber-o-c-piggery-73001540/"}