T. H. Nutter Building - Martinsville, Indiana
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BruceS
N 39° 25.676 W 086° 25.762
16S E 549113 N 4364421
Historic commercial building in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District in Martinsville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM7BAK
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2009
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"T. H. Nutter Building, 60-66-70 West Morgan Street, Commercial Vernacular, 1891.
The ten-bay, two-story T. H. Nutter Building is made of brick. The second story features one-over-one double hung sash windows set in panels framed by brick pilasters. A corbelled cornice is set with a limestone block carved with the date of construction and the builder’s name. The first story has been greatly altered with buff-colored brick facing and reduced windows. The easternmost business unit has a storefront of reddish brick, two one-overone double hung sash windows and a recessed entrance. A non-contributing one-story buffcolored brick building is attached to the west wall, continuing the appearance of the modified storefront.
In 1891, entrepreneur Thomas H. Nutter erected this brick business block to house a hotel and restaurant, a buggy shop and the Nutter Brothers Jewelry Store operated by Albert F. and John C. Nutter, two of Thomas's many sons. Adjacent to it on the west was the Nutter Livery and Feed Stable, owned by Thomas and operated with another son, Job. The stable was destroyed by fire on January 14, 1912. The T. H. Nutter Building was spared, however, and is owned today by Mildred Hammons." - Historic District Nomination Form