Lone Pine
Why it's listed
Lone Pine is a 180.63-acre farm about five miles west of Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Its main house is a two-story frame dwelling with a hipped tin roof, a central hall plan and a tetrastyle portico. Paired sawn brackets under the cornice add a touch of Italianate influence to its Greek Revival form. Family tradition holds that Joseph Wimberly moved the house to the site when he bought the land in 1860. Later owners included John S. Dancy, a leading advocate of scientific farming, and William S. Battle, who bought the farm in 1892 and named it Lone Pine. The remaining tenant houses and tobacco barns show the shift from cotton to tobacco and the reliance on tenant labor after the Civil War. The Great Depression brought foreclosure in 1932, but Battle's descendants bought the farm back, and it is still cultivated. Its period of significance runs from 1860 to 1932.
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| Period of significance | 1860-1932 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival; Italianate |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 180.6 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Lone Pine (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.