The Star Livery Stable is reputed to be the oldest established livery in the original town of Fairplay. It was moved three blocks from the corner of Sixth and Front Street to its present site in the late 1950s.
The livery stable was essentially the service garage of the pioneer town. Its employees cared for the traveler's horses and carriages visiting Fairplay. Larger livery stables would sometimes rent horses and wagons out for use. A livery provided a trade that died with the coming of the automobile.
The entrance to the Star Livery was through two large wooden doors, which were required to accommodate the largest horse-drawn wagons and coaches. The inside walls were lined with stalls for horses, while the large, open area was used to store the buggies and wagons. By exploring the inside, one finds bales of hay, saddles, double and single trees (used when hitching a team of horses to a wagon), leather straps, buckles, and bits for horses. Everything needed to saddle up a horse is readily available.
