Architectural Features
The Holladay House can best be described as a brick structure built in the classic Federal architectural style, with Greek Revival and Victorian-era upgrades to both the interior and the exterior. The brick is laid in Flemish-bond, although the pattern is inconsistent in some places. The property contains two historical links to Montpelier, President James Madison's plantation home: the main entrance, and the English Oak tree in the backyard. This is not surprising because one of the early owners of the Holladay House was John Madison Chapman, a grand-nephew of President James Madison. The door at the main entrance on the front of the Holladay House is a duplicate of the front door of Montpelier. According to the staff at Montpelier, this doorway was designed by Thomas Jefferson. In addition, local legend holds that the large English Oak tree behind the Holladay House came from the Montpelier grounds.
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