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Carriage House Designs from the Historic American Building Survey 

 

These nineteenth and early twentieth century carriage houses and stables are samples of the hundreds of barn and outbuilding designs that have been preserved through the HABS. You can view photos and measured drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations and construction details.

 

1800 -1850 Hampton, Stable No. One, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson, Baltimore County, MD

Card # MD0465

 

1825 John Robinson Stable, 18 Summer Street, Salem, Essex County, MA

Card # MA0688

 

Veraestau, Carriage House & Stable, Holman Hill Road, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN

Card # IN0074

 

1896 - 1914 The Meadows, Stables & Carriage House, River Road, Rhinebeck vicinity, Dutchess County, NY

Card # NY0185

 

1874 - 1993 Mark Twain House, Carriage House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Card # CT0640

 

1920 High Gate Carriage House, 801 Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont, Marion County, WV

Card # WV0335

 

1885 - 1893 Lawnfield, Carriage House & Gasholder, 8095 Mentor Avenue (U.S. Route 20), Mentor, Lake County, OH

Card #OH0409

 

1890 Houghton Carriage House, 1111 Guadalupe Street, rear of 307 West Twelfth Street, Austin, Travis County, TX

Card # TX0391

 

1893 -Albert Fisher Carriage House, 1206 West Second South Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT

Card # UT0042

 

1887 Logan Temple Barn, 368 East Second North, Logan, Cache County, UT

Card # UT0018

This stone, hip roof structure, with a dove cote was built for the Logan Mormon temple.

 

The Historic American Building Survey is a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the National Park Service. Read more about their efforts to preserve America's heritage by visiting their website: Built in America  To learn more about any of the designs listed here, search for it by its card number. Then, explore the vast and ever-growing HABS collection to view related building designs.

 

 

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Have all plans reviewed by your building department or by an experienced building professional who knows local conditions, before you start to build. Plans may have to be modified by a local professional to suit your site's building code and weather requirements.