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	Search results for Mansion    Refine your search Type Image (88) Text (32) Subject Houses (72) Barberton (56) Barber, O C (51) Postcards (23) Akron (17) Show more... Date n.d (10) 1950 (4) no Date (2) 1945-04-25 (2) 12 December 1914 (1) Show more... Creator William Moos (4) c.t American Art (2) Octochrome (1) C T Ameriacn Art (1) Tichnor Bros, Inc (1) results 1-20 of 99 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Perkins Stone Mansion Postcards; Perkins Mansion; Perkins Hill; Houses; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums; Simon Perkins Stone Mansion on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron founder General Simon Perkins, built this Greek Revival mansion in 1837. The... 2. Front of Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Architecture; Photograph of the front of the Barber Mansion soon after its completion in 1910. Construction of the French Renaissance style mansion began in 1909 and was completed in just over eighteen months. The mansion,... 3. Perkins Stone Mansion Postcards; Perkins Mansion; Perkins Hill; Houses; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums; Simon Perkins Stone Mansion on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron founder General Simon Perkins, built this Greek Revival mansion in 1837. The... 4. Rear of Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Trees; Photograph of the east side of the Barber Mansion after the planting of large, mature trees which created a more private setting for the mansion. Barber had 1,100 full-grown trees, including some giant... 5. Rear Portico of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the rear portico of the Barber Mansion. The awning of the portico allowed Barber and his guests to enter and exit their automobiles without being subjected to the elements. In this photograph,... 6. Anna and Arthur Bevan Suite in the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the Barber Mansion suite created for Barber's daughter, Anna, and her husband, Dr. Arthur Bevan. This suite was located on the second floor of the mansion. Though the Bevans never lived in... 7. Deterioration of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses Photograph of the Barber Mansion showing signs of deterioration. After Barber died in 1920, his complicated estate took nearly six years to settle. In 1926, Arthur O. Austin of Barberton, Ohio purchased... 8. Perkins Stone Mansion Postcards; Perkins Mansion; Perkins Hill; Houses; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums; Simon Perkins Stone Mansion on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron founder General Simon Perkins, built this Greek Revival mansion in 1837. The... 9. Perkins Stone Mansion Postcards; Perkins Mansion; Perkins Hill; Houses; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums; Simon Perkins Stone Mansion on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron founder General Simon Perkins, built this Greek Revival mansion in 1837. The... 10. Living Room/Library of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Libraries; Photograph of the Living Room/Library of the Barber Mansion, the largest room in the mansion other than the ballroom. The library contained 26 bookcases, one for each letter of the alphabet. The ceiling... 11. Living Room/Library of Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the Living Room/Library of the Barber Mansion, with a view of the gold leaf ceiling and French-style decor. Both Barber and his son-in-law, Dr. Arthur Bevan, were big game hunters, as reflected... 12. Main Floor Hallway of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Art; Art Galleries; Photograph of the main floor hallway from the rear entrance of the Barber Mansion. The floors were constructed of Sienna marble from Italy, and the rugs were hand-loomed in Scotland especially for the... 13. Hawthorne Room of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Textile crafts; Morris & Company Photograph of the Hawthorne Room located on the second floor of the Barber Mansion. The mansion bedrooms contained William Morris textiles and fabrics, patterns that were very well-known and are still... 14. Arthur O. Austin in the Living Room/Library Barberton; Houses; Photograph of Arthur O. Austin standing next to the fireplace in the Living Room/Library of the Barber Mansion. Austin bought the mansion in 1926, six years after Barber's death. Austin was the chief engineer... 15. O. C. Barber Mansion Gate and Gatehouse Barberton; Houses Photograph of the Gatehouse entrance leading to the Barber Mansion. This gate was the main entrance for the 40-acre park located on the mansion grounds. 16. Brown Room of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the Brown Room, one of 26 bedrooms in the Barber Mansion. The Brown Room was located on the second floor of the mansion and was one of two rooms adjoining the Bevan Suite. 17. Powerhouse/Garage and Apiary of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the powerhouse/garage of the Barber Mansion, which housed Barber's auto garage and a large boiler used to create steam heat for the mansion. The powerhouse was also used to generate electricity... 18. Reception Room of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses Photograph of the Reception Room of the Barber Mansion where Barber's guests would wait to be greeted by their host. Both Barber and his son-in-law, Dr. Arthur Bevan, were big game hunters, as reflected... 19. Save the Mansion Supporters Outside Barberton City Hall Barberton; Protesters; Photograph of Save the Mansion supporters picketing outside Barberton City Hall in an attempt to prevent the demolition of the Barber Mansion. 20. Solarium of the Barber Mansion Barberton; Houses; Photograph of the solarium of the Barber Mansion located on the south end of the mansion. The solarium had red tile floors and stained glass prisms that hung from the ceiling. The potted palms were grown... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 99 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next
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