Henry Hudson Holly (1834-1892), a New York architect, is credited with designing buildings in several states, but his only known work in North Carolina is the elaborate Queen Anne style residence (Hylehurst) he planned for Winston-Salem industrialist John W. Fries in 1884.

During the late nineteenth century, many of Winston’s and Salem’s business leaders erected grand Queen Anne styles residences, but almost all of them have been lost. Some were designed by mail-order architect George F. Barber; whether any others were designed by Holly is unknown. Holly promoted his work widely in publications such as Harper’s magazine and his Modern Dwellings (1878). For Fries he provided a custom design; the house remained in the family for many years and is remarkably unaltered. Holly’s drawings for the house survive in private ownership.

• Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (2005).
• Gwynne Stephens Taylor, From Frontier to Factory: An Architectural History of Forsyth County (1981).
• Gwynne Stephens Taylor, “Hylehurst,” National Register of Historic Places nomination (1983).
• Winston-Salem Section, North Carolina Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Architectural Guide: Winston-Salem and Forsyth County (1978).
• Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (1970).