Oakhurst is a famous Queen Anne style house in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Oakhurst was built by the architect, Frank P. Milburn for Martin H. Holt, who was a co-principal with his brother J. Allen Holt, of Oak Ridge Institute (which is now the Oak Ridge Military Academy).
Oakhurst is an example of surviving Queen Anne style architecture in Guilford County, North Carolina.
The wood for the house was heart pine from South Carolina and contained tar and creosote that could not be attacked by termites.
Whitaker had such a wide circle of friends that it is said that more guests have been entertained here than any other home in the county.