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STABLES OF MR. GIBBONS. 
STABLES OF MR. GIBBONS. 
The most complete stables which we have seen in 
the United States, or indeed anywhere else, when we 
take into consideration their cost, comfort, and con¬ 
venience, are in Madison, New Jersey, at the Forest 
—the beautiful estate of William Gibbons, Esq.; plans 
of which he has kindly permitted us to take to embel¬ 
lish the American edition of the Stable Economy. 
The stables stand 
upon the edge of a 
piece of broad table¬ 
land, gently declin¬ 
ing to the south. 
The foundation,and 
walls of the lower 
story, are of stone; 
Elevation. —Fig. 29. 
the walls of the 
upper stories are 
of brick. The 
whole building is 
strong and mass¬ 
ive, and finished 
in the most tho¬ 
rough manner 
Basement Story.—Fig. 30. 3 inches wide. 
Fig. 29 is a perspective view of the 
elevation of the stables on the north or 
upper side. They are two stories 
on the front, and three stories or 
lower or south side. The building is 
90 feet long, and 60 wide, and 24 high 
this front. The architecture is 
and appropriate. There is a good Mac¬ 
adam carriage-way in front, on the north 
side; a and b are large windows, along¬ 
side of which the hay-carts drive to un¬ 
basement story, laid 
walls. 
by h t Cisterns 12 feet 
from which the 
the water-troughs, 
d, d, Racks for receiving hay 
above. 
iter-troughs running alon 
front of the cattle-stalls. 
for the cattle, 
on each side, 4 feet 
Third Story or Loft.—Fig. 31 
Second Story.—Fig. 32. 
