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The Holt House was built in 1815 by Jeremiah Thorndike Holt,
grandson of Nicholas Holt who brought Blue Hill’s fifth
family from Andover, Massachusetts in 1765. Jeremiah was one
of the first to locate at the head of the bay, in what is
now the center of Blue Hill village. He was an influential
businessman who kept a store, engaged in shipping, and
became the town’s second postmaster.
After Jeremiah died in 1832, his widow turned the house into the
town’s only inn and tavern. In 1851 their son, Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon Bonaparte Holt and his family occupied the house. It
stayed in the family for over a hundred years. The Blue Hill
Historical Society bought the Holt House and made it their
headquarters in 1970.
The Holt House contains period furniture and clothing,
photographs, town records, and memorabilia from the 18th,
19th, and 20th centuries. Of special interest is the
Children’s Room, containing toys, clothing, dolls and games.
In addition, old tools, a sleigh, carriages and wagons are
on display in the Carriage House.
Open:
July 1 through September 30, 2007.
Hours: To be announced in early 2007
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Holt House
early years (center structure behind the elm trees)
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Holt House in 2006
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