[1] The Francis H. Holmes House is located in southeastern New Britain, at the northwest corner of Rocky Hill Avenue and South Street.

It is a two-story brick structure, with a flared hip roof and brownstone trim.

It exhibits an architecturally eclectic mix of styles, with the Jacobethan use of triple windows and gables predominating.

[2] The house was designed by Walter P. Crabtree and built in 1906-08 for Francis Holmes, who owned a local brickyard.

Crabtree was a prominent local architect whose credits include the local Masonic lodge, the Elks building, and numerous commercial and residential buildings in New Britain and Hartford.