Holly Hill sits midway between Ormond Beach, FL and Daytona Beach, a bit inland from the Halifax River and Atlantic. The city limits are entirely within the mainland, unlike Ormond and Daytona Beach, which include the barrier island (beach front) across the Halifax River. In the 2004 census, the population was 12,586. The town covers 3.79 sq miles landscaped with holly bushes, magnolias, palms, and oak trees. It is hammock land rising from 4 feet above sea level at the Halifax River bank to about 10 feet.
The city's advantages make it a highly desirable location, from an industrial as well as a residential point of view. Well paved and improved streets, a fully-automated water treatment plant in a new expandable public works complex, highly motivated police and fire protection forces, and a record of growth and progress with careful planning and strict zoning make Holly Hill a pleasant, peaceful place to live. The residents call it the "City with a Heart." There are social clubs, civic organizations, recreational programs, a modern library, and more than a dozen parks.
There's a great history of Holly Hill in
Wikipedia. I pick it up here, "A big event in the lives of the settlers was when the first train came through from
Jacksonville to Daytona in 1887, eleven years after the Wetherell's arrival. Nothing like the trains of today, but an important welcome link connecting Daytona area with the outside world.
"In the early 1880s, as other settlers arrived Holly Hill's name began to gain in popularity. The settlement now had a church, school, post office, general store, sawmill and many homes. The slowly developing village had a population of about fifty, which did not significantly increase in the next several years."
And from the
Volusia County site, "Holly Hill was so named by William Flemming in 1877 when he built a home on the 4000 acres he owned along the Halifax River. Situated south of Ormond Beach and north of a recent settlement called Daytona, his fellow settlers agreed and the name stuck. With the establishment of a post office, a general store and a school, the little community quietly grew to about 50 souls by the end of the century. In 1901, by a vote of 31 people, it incorporated.
"Holly Hill is an important slice of the riverside development with a blend of commercial and quiet residential areas. Holly Hill is said to be the locale of Bill McCoy's rum-running business. His pride in his product led him to putting his name on every case, and pretty soon the whole country was looking for the 'Real McCoy.'"
I have a new listing in Holly Hill, a single family attached home on 1024 Grand Hickory Circle, 2 bedrooms/2 baths, 1382 SF interior plus a large, 10 X 28 screened patio, 1-car garage, in the
Great Oaks neighborhood, reduced to $115,000. Contact me for a private preview, and real estate market statistics in Holly Hill. This is a great price for a spacious home built in 2004!
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.comhttp://www.sherryarmstrong.com/http://www.ormondbeachflhome.com/
Imagine yourself watching the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from one of the decks on this direct oceanfront home in Ormond Beach, FL. The home sits high on a dune, on a large lot with plenty of room for expansion. There are great views from every window. Owner will finance with $200K down.
This home is preserve frontage, 2-3 bedrooms/2.5 baths, loft, bonus room for study or formal dining room, 2,115 SF, porch and screened patio, sprinkler system. Asking $319,000.
This is a Preakness model overlooking the lake and conservation lands. 4 bedrooms/3 baths, 2,648 SF, large porch for outdoor living, 3-car garage and workshop, heated and screened pool, built 2005. Enhancements include 6 ft extension on bedroom is used an anoffice, sound system in family room and master suite, upgraded kitchen cabinets, stone counters, hurricane shutters, solar screens, and fireplace in the breakfast nook. Offered at $495,000.
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