Barberton in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Main Gatehouse of Ohio C. Barbers Anna Dean Farm
1909 to 1970
Inscription.
On this site stood the Main Gatehouse of the Anna Dean Farm, estate of Barberton town founder and industrialist Ohio C. Barber. The Anna Dean Farm was not only a lavish estate but also a farming showcase built to promote and develop scientific agricultural practices in the United States.
Erected 1980 by The Firestone Bank, The Barberton Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 41° 0.614′ N, 81° 35.385′ W. Marker is in Barberton, Ohio, in Summit County. It is at the intersection of 5th Street SE (Ohio Route 619) and Robinson Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 5th Street SE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 444 East Robinson Avenue, Barberton OH 44203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anna Dean Farm (approx. Ό mile away); Colt Barn (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ohio Columbus Barber (approx. 1.1 miles away); Glenn "Jeep" Davis (approx. 1.2 miles away); Staff Sergeant Howard E. Woodford (approx. 1.2 miles away); Barberton Military Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Freedom Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barberton.
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Also see . . .
1. Ohio Columbus Barber - America's Match King. Barberton Historical Society website entry (Submitted on June 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Anna Dean Farm Map.
Farm website entry (Submitted on June 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


