Pine Hall
Also known as: Dunn, Jeremiah, House; Gregory, Julian, House
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Why it's listed
Pine Hall is a frame I-house on a five-and-one-half-acre tract about five miles northeast of downtown Raleigh, Wake County. Jeremiah Dunn is believed to have built the central block around 1841 as a Greek Revival house, and it was later part of a plantation that grew to about 1,000 acres along the Neuse River. In 1940-41, under Raleigh general contractor Julian M. Gregory, the house was expanded with symmetrical one-story wings and remodeled in the Colonial Revival style. The two-story pedimented portico, the second-story entrance and much of the original woodwork were kept. The house is significant for showing how an older Greek Revival house was updated in the Colonial Revival style during the period between the world wars, a pattern common in the county.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for architecture because its 1940-41 expansion and remodeling transformed a mid-nineteenth-century Greek Revival house into a Colonial Revival residence that represents the twentieth-century Wake County trend of updating older houses in that style. It states that the house retains integrity of design, materials and workmanship, and that the period of significance is limited to 1940-41.
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 06000789, listed September 6, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 5300 Castlebrook Dr., Raleigh |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | September 6, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000789 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1940-41 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The property is occupied by its current owners, who enclosed the back porch as a sunroom and added a porch in 2000. |
| Acreage | 5.2 |
| Coordinates | 35.82182, -78.54945 (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 06000789.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q21016109
- This listing as JSON
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