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Next COA Deadline:
4:00 pm on May 18
Pine Hall
Photo by D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club, courtesy of Preservation North Carolina
Street Address:
5300 Castlebrook Drive
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ca. 1841, 1940-1941 Built ca. 1841 by Jeremiah Dunn, Pine Hall was part of a thousand-acre antebellum farm. The house resembles its contemporary, Oak View, as a mid-nineteenth century I-house embellished with Greek Revival details including a double portico. Like Oak View, Pine Hall was updated in 1940-41 to reflect the Colonial Revival style. Private residence.
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Raleigh Historic Landmarks (RHLs)
A joint public hearing before the Raleigh City Council and the Raleigh Historic Development Commission is being held for May 1 to discuss the designation of the G. Dewey and Elma Arndt House as a historic landmark.
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Historic Overlay Districts (HODs)
The city’s first new HOD in 20 years takes effect May 1.
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National Register of Historic Places
In 2011, four RHDC sponsored Historic Districts were listed in the National Register: Longview Gardens, Rochester Heights, Battery Heights, and Hi-Mount.
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Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)
After a year-long public effort of updating the Design Guidelines, the draft document is in the hands of the City Attorney prior to going to the RHDC and City Council for formal adoption.
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