Solomon Street Dental Office

John Henry “Doc” Holliday inherited a portion of this property and allegedly practiced dentistry here while in Griffin. Thought to be originally owned by his grandfather William McKey, it passed to McKey’s daughter Alice Jane and later to her son “Doc” Holliday. When Alice Jane McKey Holliday died in 1866, “Doc” Holliday was only 15 years old, so the property was placed under the guardianship of his father, Henry Holliday. Ownership was disputed in Lowndes County court after Alice Jane’s death and Henry Holliday’s remarriage, when the McKey family sued Henry Holliday for possession. A jury awarded partial ownership to both sides and ordered a partition wall to separate the Holliday and McKey properties, and that partition is documented in historic structural reports. John Henry “Doc” Holliday returned to Griffin in 1872 at age 21 to claim his inheritance, reportedly practiced dentistry here, later sold the property, and soon left for Texas.

Griffin, Georgia · United States