Our History
The Holly Schoolhouse
Nearly 100 years of history in the Holly, WA community.
The schoolhouse once a place of education, then serving as the Community Club and center of Holly life, tragically burned down in its centennial year. The schoolhouse has been a part of many lives, memories and is a special part of the local history of Holly.
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Indigenous Artifacts, c.1923
In 1923, American Indian Artifacts were found under the charred tree stumps you see here. While clearing his Holly beachfront property, Albert Pfundt discovered beads, arrowheads, axeheads, & other items. He later donated his discoveries to the University of Washington. This photo is taken with the photographers back to the canal. Pfundt’s home, built in…
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Bourke’s Point, c.1900’s
This is a photograph of Bourke’s point taken in the early 1900s. The picture is taken from the south part of Holly Bay looking north. Atop the Point is a home built by Fred Pfundt in 1910. The property was sold to the Bourke family &, still standing & in good repair, has been used…
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Holly Beach Cabins, c.1940
These beachfront cabins, part of a resort owned & operated by Albert Pfundt & his family, are pictured here around 1940. To the left of this photo is the store, dock, & bath house. Vacationers could also rent parking space & use the facilities for the day. Pfundt sold the resort in 1949 & the…
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Holly Store & Pier, c.1920
Albert Pfundt established this store around 1920. He purchased the business from Fred Wyatt and moved part of the structure (by horse power) & barge( from its location on Bourke’s Point to Holly Bay. He then expanded the store & built a 400-foot pier with two sheds to store chicken feed, kerosene, & oil. Mail,…
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HCC Minutes from 1948
“We were then adjourned and partook of shrimp salad and oyster stew. Then we had a glorious time dancing.” From the handwritten minutes of the 4th meeting, February 6, 1948 “Albert Pfundt offered a gift of $40 and the loan of enough money to pay our insurance. The gift was refused with a vote of
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Lee Wyatt Lives On
Lee Wyatt lives on the property homesteaded by his great-grandfather, Robert Wyatt, the founder of Holly. He can show you the thicket of brush and vine where his grandfather’s house once stood. He can point out an old and somewhat haggard-looking holly tree on the hill – one that his grandfather planted and named Holly
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