Robert Tynes House
Historic house in Virginia, United States
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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]
Location13060 Courthouse Hwy., near Smithfield, Virginia
Coordinates36°57′54″N 76°39′47″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1750
Robert Tynes House | |
The Tynes House in April 2017 | |
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| Location | 13060 Courthouse Hwy., near Smithfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°57′54″N 76°39′47″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000194[1] |
| VLR No. | 046-0002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 6, 2006[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]