H.C Anderson Lumber

✨ Customer Project Spotlight: Sharon Ally ✨

We love seeing the incredible projects our customers bring to life, and Sharon Ally has certainly given us something to admire! From the stunning fireplace mantel and custom shelving to the built-in seating, cabinetry, and outdoor living spaces, Sharon’s home showcases the warmth, beauty, and versatility that quality lumber can bring to a project. Every detail reflects thoughtful design, skilled craftsmanship, and a vision brought to life.

For over 100 years, HC Anderson Lumber has been helping homeowners, woodworkers, contractors, and craftsmen turn ideas into reality. Seeing projects like Sharon’s reminds us why we’re so passionate about what we do. Whether it’s a single board for a weekend project or materials for a complete home transformation, we are honored to be a small part of our customers’ journeys.

Thank you, Sharon Ally, for sharing these beautiful photos and allowing us to showcase your amazing work. Your home is absolutely stunning, and we’re proud that HC Anderson Lumber could play a role in helping make it happen.

Have a project you’ve completed using materials from HC Anderson Lumber? We’d love to see it! Send us your photos—you might be featured in our next Customer Project Spotlight.

📸 Share your projects in the comments below!

A huge thank you to Discover Florida Tours for sharing this incredible story about Frances Anderson and the legacy she helped build.

Many people know H.C. Anderson Lumber for its lumber, millwork, and generations of service to our community, but behind every great family business are remarkable people whose stories deserve to be remembered. Frances Anderson’s dedication to her family, her community, and Florida horticulture left a lasting impact that continues to be felt today.

We are honored to be part of a legacy that spans generations and grateful to organizations like Discover Florida Tours for helping preserve and share the history of St. Petersburg and the families who helped shape it.

If you enjoy learning about local history, hidden gems, and the fascinating stories that make Florida unique, be sure to give Discover Florida Tours a follow. And if you’re new to our page, follow H.C. Anderson Lumber for local history, woodworking inspiration, specialty lumber, and a behind-the-scenes look at one of Florida’s oldest family-owned lumber companies.

Thank you again, Discover Florida Tours, for helping keep these stories alive. ❤️

Frances Anderson, seen here at work in her greenhouse, which is now the small museum where we do the intro to our history tour.

One of my favorite quotes of hers was that she always had a "lapful of mud from potting plants". Frances began using a wheelchair at age 11 after surviving polio. A farmer’s daughter from upstate New York, she met her future husband when he worked for father’s farm while on break from college. When her husband’s father fell ill during the Depression they returned to St. Petersburg and reorganized the family contracting business into a lumber company. For 20 years, Mrs. Anderson was secretary-treasurer of Anderson Lumber Co. H.C Anderson Lumber while running a large estate and raising four children.

Each spring, she and her husband opened the grounds of their 3-acre garden and home to the public for tours and plant sales to raise money for the Suncoast Botanical Garden (now Florida Botanical Gardens). She was a member of the Florida Herb Society, the Aeroid Society, the International Fern Society, and the Bromeliad Society. In 1975 she was awarded a plaque presented by the FNGLA (Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association) for her outstanding contributions to the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry as a private citizen.

Frances had 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren at the time of her passing in 1988. One of those grandchildren currently runs the Jungle Prada Tour at the family homestead, while a great grandchild just joined the board of directors at Sacred Lands Preservation and Education, which is dedicated to preserving Frances’ jungle estate.

Meet Chevy, he does a little bit of everything at Anderson Lumber.

Need lumber? Sure.

Need advice? Chevy’s got you.

Need someone to explain why you definitely need that extra board for your project? He’s got that covered too. 😆

Come meet Chevy and the crew at Anderson Lumber — serving builders, woodworkers, DIYers, and weekend project warriors since 1908.

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Stepping back in time with this incredible historic photo of Anderson Lumber — a true St. Pete original since 1908. One of our longtime customers once called us a “St. Pete dinosaur,” and honestly… we wear that title with pride.

For more than a century, families, builders, dreamers, and do‑it‑yourselfers have walked through our doors. You’ve trusted us with your homes, your projects, your stories — and that’s what makes this place feel like family.

As we grow our Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok community, we’d love for you to be part of it. Your memories, your photos, your favorite “Anderson moments” — they’re all part of our history.

Drop a comment, share a story, or just say hi.
Here’s to the next 100 years, St. Pete.

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🌴☀️ From the lumber yard to island vibes! ☀️🌴

Connor and Chevy traded exotic hardwoods for palm trees this week and took Anderson Lumber international with a trip to beautiful Cozumel with their families! 🏝️🍹

Looks like they found a different kind of “live edge” down there… and we’re pretty sure Chevy tried to convince the locals to let him build a tiki bar out of exotic lumber. 😂🪵

Don’t worry though — they made it back safe, recharged, and ready to help you tackle your next project. Whether it’s tropical vacations or tropical hardwoods… these guys know how to do it right. 😎

Welcome back, Connor & Chevy! 🌴✈️

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Closure Notice 🇺🇸

HC Anderson Lumber will be CLOSED on Monday, the 25th, in observance of Memorial Day as we take time to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave everything for our country.

This holiday is about more than cookouts and long weekends — it’s about remembering the sacrifices made for the freedoms we enjoy every day. ❤️🤍💙

We are forever grateful to those who served and especially to those who never made it home.

From our Anderson Lumber family to yours, we wish you a safe, meaningful, and patriotic Memorial Day weekend.

We will reopen Tuesday, the 26th, during normal business hours.

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You’ve probably never looked at wood like this before… 👀🪵

We just dropped a new TikTok featuring some absolutely incredible exotic hardwoods here at Anderson Lumber — and honestly, some of these grain patterns don’t even look real.

Nature made this. We’re just lucky enough to stock it.

Go check out the video, give us a follow on TikTok, and let us know which piece was your favorite!

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Please read about Frances Anderson, one of the founding members of HC Anderson Lumber! 😊

Frances Anderson, seen here at work in her greenhouse, which is now the small museum where we do the intro to our history tour.

One of my favorite quotes of hers was that she always had a "lapful of mud from potting plants". Frances began using a wheelchair at age 11 after surviving polio. A farmer’s daughter from upstate New York, she met her future husband when he worked for father’s farm while on break from college. When her husband’s father fell ill during the Depression they returned to St. Petersburg and reorganized the family contracting business into a lumber company. For 20 years, Mrs. Anderson was secretary-treasurer of Anderson Lumber Co. H.C Anderson Lumber while running a large estate and raising four children.

Each spring, she and her husband opened the grounds of their 3-acre garden and home to the public for tours and plant sales to raise money for the Suncoast Botanical Garden (now Florida Botanical Gardens). She was a member of the Florida Herb Society, the Aeroid Society, the International Fern Society, and the Bromeliad Society. In 1975 she was awarded a plaque presented by the FNGLA (Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association) for her outstanding contributions to the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry as a private citizen.

Frances had 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren at the time of her passing in 1988. One of those grandchildren currently runs the Jungle Prada Tour at the family homestead, while a great grandchild just joined the board of directors at Sacred Lands Preservation and Education, which is dedicated to preserving Frances’ jungle estate.