History

Founded in 1924 by Amos Holden, Holden Oil started as a few gas pumps to go along with the family farm on Lynnfield Street in Peabody. Amos's nephew Arthur Holden Sr. soon took over. As a favor to a friend, Arthur Sr. bought an oil truck to keep his friend, who sold ice, busy one winter when sales were not doing well. During the time of the Depression, a few more trucks were out running, mainly to other farms in the South Peabody area. Not long after a garage was added to the business. It was around 1969 when Arthur Holden Jr. took over the business from his father, growing the company to reach out to the whole North Shore. By the mid 70's, his son Chuck was on board, bringing new ideas to the company, helping continue expanding the propane and oil delivery and service departments, and closing down the garage and rejuvenating the gas station.

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Lynnfield St, Peabody Circa 1940. In the bottom center is Holden Oil as it looked back then. The baseball field in the top is Carroll Savage Park at the South Memorial School.

Holden's today is in the exact spot where Amos Holden first opened shop over 80 years ago. As the community has grown much larger around as, as evidence from the photo above, Holden's has contributed much of it efforts into making our home a better place and is always actively involved in contributing whatever it can to all sorts of groups throughout the area.

Although Holden's has physically changed many times throughout its growth, we've successfully maintained the same personal approach we've always had with our customers, many of whom have been with us since the beginning. Holden's continued stability and excellent service has helped us succeed for over 80 years, and will continue to for many more.