Pine Hall
Also known as: Anderson-Hanes House
Why it's listed
Pine Hall is a brick plantation house in Stokes County, North Carolina, built for Leonard W. Anderson and completed in 1859. The two-story, center-hall house has a Doric-columned portico, six-over-six windows and a standing seam tin roof. Later additions were made in 1890 and the twentieth century. It sits on 73.63 acres, what remains of an estate that once covered about 880 acres. Surrounding outbuildings include a smokehouse, well house, corn crib, barn, carriage house, a doctor's office and several slave cabins, a type of survivor the nomination calls rare in the state. A family cemetery lies northwest of the house. The property was listed because large antebellum estates were uncommon in this part of the piedmont, where small family farms dominated. Anderson served the Confederacy as a quartermaster, and Dr. J. L. Hanes later practiced medicine here. The house stayed in the same family line from the 1850s onward.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that Pine Hall is an especially well-preserved Greek Revival plantation house and one of the few large antebellum estates built in the northwestern piedmont, an area of small family farms. Its nearly intact outbuildings, including rare surviving slave cabins, show antebellum plantation life. It is also tied to Major Leonard W. Anderson and to Dr. J. L. Hanes, who practiced medicine there for thirty-two years.
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 79003350, listed July 16, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1901 and NC 772, Pine Hall |
|---|---|
| County | Stokes County |
| Listed | July 16, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79003350 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied as a private residence; the kitchen and generator building were destroyed by fire in February 1979. |
| Acreage | 73.6 |
| Coordinates | 36.32788, -80.04167 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 79003350.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7195187
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.