Hailed as one of the best arranged and equipped livery stables on the coast, Dashaway Stables was constructed by Frederick Tennant and William Connell in 1888 at 130 South Second Street, San José . Dashaway Stables, proud of its excellent reputation for the care given its teams and equipment, soon advertised "a large string of useful, careful animals of fine appearance, with vehicles of all kinds and sizes."

A satellite stable of Lick Livery and Hack Company, Dashaway Stables was a forerunner of today's taxi and rent-a-car agencies. Buggies could be rented for short scenic excursions. Urging its patrons to "revel in the delights of a spin through Santa Clara Valley, its foothills and adjacent mountains, behind a Dashaway team in the hands of a skilled Dashaway driver," Dashaway Stables was among the first city businesses to offer a phone reservation service for its customers.

In 1894, Lyman Hale took possession of the stables until 1898 when Arthur L. Chambers became president of Lick Livery and Hack Company. In 1907, the Stables were converted for "horseless carriages," making it one of the first car rentals in Santa Clara Valley. The stables were destroyed in 1928.

The replica stables at History Park is full-width, but only one-third the depth of the original stables. It houses a collection of carriages and buggies used in San José, as well as a small blacksmith shop and a display of old photographs.