The 75.07-acre farm at 2932 Holloway Lane, situated on the south side of Holloway about three miles east of Henderson, is today identified as Parcel 76-3. Its history, however, reaches back to the original O’Halloran farm that once dominated this stretch of Graham Hill.
In 1876, Patrick O’Halloran conveyed the property to his wife, Martha F. O’Halloran, for life, with remainder to their children (Deed Book 2, page 585). The heirs partitioned the land in 1924 (Deed Book 70, page 569), dividing the Holloway Road farm into defined tracts marked by stakes, fence lines, oak snags, and adjoining neighbors including Jennie Rudd and the Priest line.
On January 26, 1944, Catherine Clark and husband Simeon Clark conveyed a 34-acre tract fronting Holloway Road to J. Alves Clore and wife Frances S. Clore (Deed Book 112, page 322). That same day, Louise O’Halloran conveyed the adjoining 43-acre back portion (Deed Book 112, page 325). Together, the transfers placed roughly 77 acres along the south side of Holloway into Clore ownership.
J. Alves Clore was serving as Mayor of Henderson from 1942 to 1946, and contemporary newspaper accounts noted the Clores’ plans to build a home on their Graham Hill farm, including construction of a lake.
The present residence on the property dates to 1944, aligning with that period of development. The house is a two-story, wood-frame structure with brick veneer, gabled roof, and full basement (including a sunken basement configuration). It contains approximately 3,854 square feet of living space, with five bedrooms, three full baths, and one half bath. The home includes a two-car basement garage, central air, forced-air heat, two fireplaces, and an open porch overlooking one of the property’s ponds. A gravel drive winds back from Holloway Lane through the wooded hillside to the residence.
In 1969, a 34-acre portion was conveyed by Jacobshagen Company of Kentucky to Richard A. Wham and wife Elizabeth D. Wham for $85,000 (Deed Book 241, page 436; corrected in Deed Book 249, page 546A). The acreage consolidated into the approximately 75-acre farm shown today in the PVA records.
The ponds, wooded slopes, and brick-veneered 1944 residence remain tangible reminders of the transformation of the old O’Halloran farm into a mid-century mayor’s country estate on the south side of Holloway Lane.
