One of downtown Meredith's largest commercial
buildings has an unusual history as a medical office —
unusual in that it was headquarters for two highly respected
women of medicine. The three-story building is one of
several in the village with well-preserved wooden storefronts.
Centrally placed recessed entrances allowed maximum display
window frontage while offering shelter from the elements
as customers entered the building. It was built in the
1890s by Drs. Newell and Mary Nutting as their office.
"Dr. Mary," as she was widely known, continued
to practice into the '40s. She is remembered for the hundreds
upon hundreds of babies she delivered and for trudging
through all types of foul weather to make house calls to infirm residents.
After her death in 1947, the Nutting Block was purchased
by Guy U. Home and his wife. Dr. Edith (Bushway) Home,
Meredith's first chiropractor. Dr. Bushway cured Mr. Home
of a life-threatening asthma condition and later they
were married. She continued to actively practice chiropractic
into the 1990s.
The Nutting/Horne
Block is located on Main Street in Meredith.
