I believe there is a report on excavation of the stables building at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois, from ten years ago or more. It may be available through the Illinois SHPO. I do not remember details of the building's construction.
D. Babson
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From: Robert L. Schuyler [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Horse Stable Construction
Does anyone on the list know of any secondary scholarly articles on stable
construction or of any primary instruction books or guides concerned with
the later 19th century (ca. 1870-1900) telling how to build a horse stable?
More specifically any sources
(or any encounters in the archaeological record) of wooden stables being
elevated on brick or stone columns for purposes of
ventilation (drainage?).
Bob Schuyler
Robert L. Schuyler
University of Pennsylvania Museum
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