Holton House was built in 1888 by Granville Fane King, a merchant from DeKalb, MO, as a private residence. Around 1930, the property was purchased by Porterfield Funeral Home and later it was bought by the McAsey Funeral Home and then the Padden Funeral Home. Finally, it was purchased by Mercer Funeral Home in the 1960's. A short time after, the property was purchased by a private citizen and the home was turned into apartments.
The house remained apartments until approximately 1993, when it was purchased by Carl Wallisch. The downstairs dining room was renovated by the Wallisch's and their daughter, Krisit Worrel. Pat and Kristi Worrel bought Holton House in 1999 and began hosting events in the dining room and Kristi's Catering was born. In August, 2005, Shaun and Tara Deegan took over operations at Holton House and Tara's Catering and began renovations on the second floor to create Holton House Bed & Breakfast.
Renovations were completed in October, 2006! Shaun and Tara are proud to have been named to Kansas!Magazine's "Top 15 Reasons to Love Kansas" in 2007 and also named one of the top 10 inns in Kansas according to Top10inns.com in 2006 & 2007.
We began our next adventure with Holton House on February 29, 2008 when we opened our wonderful dining room to the public and began serving our family style chicken dinners. Our dinners are available on Friday & Saturday evenings and Sunday lunch. We are the only bed & breakfast in the United States specializing in family style chicken dinners.
Holton House was built in 1888 by Granville Fane King, a merchant from DeKalb, MO, as a private residence. Around 1930, the property was purchased by Porterfield Funeral Home and later it was bought by the McAsey Funeral Home and then the Padden Funeral Home. Finally, it was purchased by Mercer Funeral Home in the 1960's. A short time after, the property was purchased by a private citizen and the home was turned into apartments. 
The house remained apartments until approximately 1993, when it was purchased by Carl Wallisch. The downstairs dining room was renovated by the Wallisch's and their daughter, Krisit Worrel. Pat and Kristi Worrel bought Holton House in 1999 and began hosting events in the dining room and Kristi's Catering was born. In August, 2005, Shaun and Tara Deegan took over operations at Holton House and Tara's Catering and began renovations on the second floor to create Holton House Bed & Breakfast.