WALTHILL, Neb. — For 37 years, Vida Stabler raised a family and carefully maintained a two-and-a-half story, Folk Victorian home in this reservation town.
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte clashed with carpenters several times over the construction of her home in Walthill. She wanted to make sure the home had plenty of natural light and circulation — for health reasons — according to Joe Starita, who wrote her biography.
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte’s home hosted patients, tribal members seeking help and several social and political gatherings. A Scottish inscription above the fireplace reads “East West — Hame’s the best.”
When the Dr. Susan house was built in 1907, there were few trees in its neighborhood in Walthill. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte clashed with carpenters several times over the construction of her home in Walthill. She wanted to make sure the home had plenty of natural light and circulation — for health reasons — according to Joe Starita, who wrote her biography.
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte’s home hosted patients, tribal members seeking help and several social and political gatherings. A Scottish inscription above the fireplace reads “East West — Hame’s the best.”
When the Dr. Susan house was built in 1907, there were few trees in its neighborhood in Walthill. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
