holland hall hotel concept study

Holland Hall is the former Huidekoper Mansion, built Arthur Clark (AC) and Frances Reynolds Huidekoper. The mansion’s north wing was built in 1807, and was the first brick building in Meadville. In 1899, AC had the structure moved up the hill to where the mansion currently sits, expanding around it to nearly triple in size.

AC came from a wealthy Dutch family, but his true love lay out west. In 1883, he bought 23,000 acres of land in North Dakota to build the HT Ranch, which, at its peak, ballooned to over 100 square miles of land. HT Ranch became the largest horse ranch in the state, with 12,000 horses roaming across the open range. He later returned to Pennsylvania, raising his family in the mansion until the 1930s. After the passing of AC and Francis, their children deeded the home to Allegheny College. It served as the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house for many years, before transferring ownership to the Crawford County Historical Society.

We are thrilled to assist CCHS in returning the mansion to its former glory, interpreting and re-presenting the stories of the Huidekoper Family to a new generation of users, through its architecture and design. In the photos below, see a collection of images from the HT Ranch, and the original mansion.