James Holderby
( 1782 -- 1855 )

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James Holderby (1782-1855) owned much of the land that today comprises Huntington. On his death, he divided his property between his two sons, William and Edward. William inherited a vast tract of farmland overlooking the Ohio River. Included was a river whart that carried the family name -- Holderby's Landing. There he built a mansion that burned in the 1930's. Edward was given an equally large tract of land immediately south of his brother's holdings, stretching to today's Washington Boulevard. In 1880, he built his own mansion on a hillside overlooking what would become todays's Hal Greer Boulevard. After Edward died in 1890, his widow and three daughters continued to live in the 15 room manson. When Mrs. Holderby died in 1930, heirs sold the old house to the county, which used it as the Cabell County Detention Home for youthful offenders. The old house was demolished in 1954.

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