Holly’s First Family, c.1890


This house was built in 1890 by Holly's first family, Robert Sr. & Ellen Wyatt & their children.
This house was built in 1890 by Holly’s first family, Robert Sr. & Ellen Wyatt & their children.
#1: The first family to settle in Holly, Robert Sr. & Ellen Wyatt & their children, built this house in 1890.
Wyatt established the first post office & store on the home's main floor & he was Holly's first Postmaster. He & his elder sons also supported the family by fishing & logging. Wyatt gave the community land above Bourke's point for a schoolhouse, which was built in 1905. Robert Wyatt died in 1900 & is thought to be buried in the Holly cemetery although no marker remains.
Photograph donated by Frieda Wyatt