In the early days of New Castle, horses were central to daily activity, and this building was the site of that work. C.H. Noren & Son operated a livery business here, renting horses and rigs for hauling. Later, Levi Strauss and A Schilling &t Co. rented buggies for trips to Meeker, Craig, and Steamboat Springs. The façade is typical of the false fronts used on utilitarian buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A 1905 photo shows the building, although the 1904 Sandborn map places the livery a block to the east.