Robert Tynes House
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Robert Tynes House | |
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| Location | 13060 Courthouse Hwy., near Smithfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°57′54″N 76°39′47″W / 36.96500°N 76.66306°WCoordinates: 36°57′54″N 76°39′47″W / 36.96500°N 76.66306°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 07000194[1] |
| VLR # | 046-0002 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 6, 2006[2] |
Robert Tynes House, also known as Tynes Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The house was built in 1750, and is a two-story, three bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. The interior features a center-passage single-pile plan. Also on the property are the contributing garden and well, smokehouse / frame shed, and kitchen foundation. In 1802, its owner Timothy Tynes granted manumission of his 81 slaves and the division of his 4,000 acre estate primarily to his slaves.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Kimble A. David (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert Tynes House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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