I was traveling back into Ohio late Saturday afternoon from a brief trip to northern Virginia and decided to try and visit this Barn up close.
I think the original long/lat I was using to navigate was incorrect, but I’ve adjusted the “Where to visit” directions, below.
From the rear, it’s a very unassuming Barn, and I parked on the owner’s driveway and walked up toward the house, hoping to find someone so I could ask permission to get up close, and I found a large group of people around a trampoline, having fun.
She confirmed that this was (is?) the Mahoning County Bicentennial Barn and offered to let me drive right up to the Barn, where I got out and took some pictures up close.
The woman I spoke with lamented that it needed to be repainted and I agree.
A few minutes later, Jared, the owner, arrived in an ATV loaded down with children and we talked a bit. Not having Wikinsonl1 with me, I asked how old the Barn was—he thought it was from the 1880s. (Wilkinson says it was built in 1954 “as a prototype barn” with house-like framing.) The foundation is in terrific shape, but the exterior of the Barn itself could use some repair and a good coat of paint (or two).
Where to view: east-bound i76, after crossing under the Tippecanoe Road bridge (41.01098, -80.70716)
Where to visit: 7435 Tippecanoe Road in Canfield (41.01056, -80.71128). There is a private drive leading from the road to the Barn, but be careful to not block the owners’ traffic into and out of their property.
Taken September 6, 2025
- Wilkinson, C. (2003). Bicentennial Barns of Ohio: A tribute to the barns and their owners. Rosewood Press. ↩︎
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