Barber who envisioned a superfarm on the outskirts of Barberton, and to that end he began purchasing land for the eventual 3,500-acre (14 km2) farm as early as 1900.

With an estimated daily construction budget of over $1,000 and an overall cost of some $7 million the farm had swelled to a collection of 35 independent structures.

The centerpiece of the farm was the 52 room Beaux Arts style mansion Barber constructed in 1909 to 1910.

Efforts by the Barberton Historical Society have succeeded in preserving and restoring 6 of the original buildings, with 2 others still standing in other private possession.

In addition to the farm itself, the following buildings on the farmstead are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places: