Stanford Stables - Stanford, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 25.483 W 122° 11.077
10S E 572144 N 4142301
The Stanford Red Barn is the heart of the Stables Area. This expansive area has several equine memorial statues, covered riding areas and jumping areas.
Waymark Code: WMR14T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 2

The San Francisco Guide says:
At the STANFORD STABLES, Leland Stanford established his stock farm in 1876. On the base of a monument to a famous trotter are inscribed a list of names and records of Stanford's best horses. A tablet commemorates the pre-Edison motion picture experiment conducted here in 1878 in connection with horse racing. By means of a battery of cameras fitted with electric shutters, men and animals were portrayed in motion.
Before Stanford became a world class university, it was a horse farm that produced champion racehorses. Stanford is still affectionately called “The Farm,” and the barn still operates to this day. Nearly 100 horses still reside on campus and the Stanford Red Barn is home to the Stanford Equestrian Team.

The Red Barn can be seen in Google Street View.

Book: San Francisco

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 476

Year Originally Published: 1940

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