Holt House

This house was built around 1895 by Dr. Hardy L. Holt and his wife, Isabella "Belle" Victoria Gordon. Dr. H.L. Holt (1844-1914) was a First Lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Later, he studied medicine and became a pioneer physician in Bluff Dale. He opened the town's first drugstore, which also contained an ice cream parlor. This two-story, side-gabled house with Folk Victorian and Queen Anne elements replaced the Holt's first home after it burned. Notable features include the wrap-around porch and balcony, turned wood columns, a projecting portico and lapped wood siding. A wrought-iron fence borders the front of house, which remains a significant part of Bluff Dale's history.

Holt House is a historical marker in Bluff Dale, Erath County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 144 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3507, -98.0159 near Bluff Dale. The nearest cataloged historic site is Warnock, J. F., Hardware (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bluff Dale Tabernacle, Public Water Well, Old, and Bluff Dale United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016419. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.