Westminster West in Putney in Windham County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Dr. Laura Plantz House
Vermont's First Female Medical Practitioner
Photographed By Dennis Gilkenson, May 7, 2017
1. Dr. Laura Plantz House Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Laura Plantz House. Vermont's First Female Medical Practitioner. This c. 1900 house was built for Dr. Laura Plantz (1829-1923), the first female medical practitioner in Vermont, Minnesota, and Michigan. Dr. Plantz graduated from Pennsylvania Medical University of Philadelphia. She specialized in women’s diseases and was superintendent of the Home of the Friendless in New York. In 1950, Norman Mailer briefly lived here while completing his second novel, Barbary Shore. Windham College renovated the house to serve as Currier Hall, a dormitory, classrooms, and infirmary, while the barn was a dining hall and bookstore. In 2014, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust purchased the building and rehabilitated it to create housing opportunities for area citizens.
This c. 1900 house was built for Dr. Laura Plantz (1829-1923), the first female medical practitioner in Vermont, Minnesota, and Michigan. Dr. Plantz graduated from Pennsylvania Medical University of Philadelphia. She specialized in women’s diseases and was superintendent of the Home of the Friendless in New York. In 1950, Norman Mailer briefly lived here while completing his second novel, Barbary Shore. Windham College renovated the house to serve as Currier Hall, a dormitory, classrooms, and infirmary, while the barn was a dining hall and bookstore. In 2014, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust purchased the building and rehabilitated it to create housing opportunities for area citizens.
Erected 2016 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Location. 42° 58.171′ N, 72° 31.266′ W. Marker is in Putney, Vermont, in Windham County. It is in Westminster West. Marker is on Old Depot Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Putney VT 05346, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Putney Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Putney Town Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2017, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2017, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
