Lone Pine
Also known as: Ed 453
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.
Significance in brief: The farm reflects agricultural, socio-economic and architectural trends in Edgecombe County from 1860 to 1932, shifting from cotton to tobacco and from enslaved labor to tenant labor. Its well-preserved house shows local vernacular adaptations of Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The surviving tenant houses and tobacco barns document how the farm evolved.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87001901, listed November 6, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1207, S of US 64, Tarboro |
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| County | Edgecombe County |
| Listed | November 6, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001901 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1860-1932 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival; Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still a working farm under cultivation and still used as a dwelling, though some tenant houses are deteriorating or abandoned. |
| Acreage | 180.6 |
| Coordinates | 35.91491, -77.59931 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001901.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q22061026
- This listing as JSON
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