Barberton Public Library

Since 1986, visitors of the Local History Room of the Barberton Public Library have been greeted by a colorful, five-panel stained glass window set that once hung in O.C. Barber’s opulent, 50,000 square foot mansion. The set, manufactured by Tobey Furniture Company of Chicago, was originally installed at the landing of the mansion’s grand marble staircase overlooking the lawn at the rear of the estate. Though it is unknown whether Barber commissioned this particular design specifically for the mansion, the large windows were indeed a distinctive showpiece and one of the many impressive features of his Barberton home.