Robert Tynes House

Robert Tynes House, also known as Tynes Plantation, is a historic residential property near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The house is associated with the colonial and early national history of the region and is notable both for its architecture and for a documented 1802 act of manumission involving the enslaved people connected with the estate. The principal building was constructed around 1750 as a two-story, three-bay brick dwelling in the Georgian style. Its gambrel roof and center-passage, single-pile interior plan reflect common characteristics of substantial eighteenth-century Virginia houses. The property retains or historically included several associated features, including a garden, a well, a smokehouse or frame shed, and the foundation of a kitchen. These elements contribute to the site's interpretation as an estate complex rather than an isolated residence. The property is especially significant because of an action taken in 1802 by Timothy Tynes, the owner at that time. He granted manumission to 81 enslaved people and arranged the division of a 4,000-acre estate primarily among those individuals. This event distinguishes the site within the history of slavery, emancipation, landholding, and African American community formation in Virginia. The available reference material does not provide additional details about the legal terms, subsequent ownership, or the later lives of the people affected. Robert Tynes House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Its significance therefore rests on a combination of architectural integrity, association with the Tynes family and estate, and the historical evidence concerning Timothy Tynes's 1802 manumission and estate division. It is not documented as a commercial brand, operating company, consumer product, or active enterprise; the brand-style fields in this record are used only to accommodate the requested encyclopedia format.

Robert Tynes House is a historic house near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It is also identified by the name Tynes Plantation, reflecting its historical connection to a larger agricultural estate. The property belongs to the architectural and social history of eighteenth-century Virginia, when substantial brick houses often served as the centers of large rural holdings. The house was built in 1750. Its principal structure is a two-story, three-bay brick dwelling designed in the Georgian style. The building has a gambrel roof and a center-passage, single-pile plan. This arrangement places the main circulation route at the center of the house, with rooms arranged along either side, a configuration characteristic of many period residences in the region. The surviving landscape and support features also help convey the organization of the historic property. Documented contributing elements include a garden, a well, a smokehouse or frame shed, and the foundation of a kitchen. The site's history also records the experiences of enslaved people connected with the estate. In 1802, Timothy Tynes, then the owner, granted manumission to 81 enslaved people. He also divided his 4,000-acre estate primarily among those people. This action is a central part of the property's historical importance because it links the house to a rare and consequential episode involving emancipation and the transfer of land in the early nineteenth-century South. The available material does not establish whether all elements of the arrangement were implemented in the same manner or describe the later development of the resulting communities, so those questions remain outside this entry. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Its documented significance combines the physical qualities of an intact or substantially interpretable Georgian plantation house with the broader historical meaning of the 1802 manumission and estate division. Robert Tynes House is therefore best understood as a historic place and research subject, not as a conventional consumer-facing brand or business organization.

• 2007

  National Register listing

  [1]Robert Tynes Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Robert Tynes House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

• 1802

  Manumission and estate division

  [1]Robert Tynes Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Timothy Tynes granted manumission to 81 enslaved people and divided his 4,000-acre estate primarily among them.

• 1750

  Construction of the house

  [1]Robert Tynes Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The two-story, three-bay Georgian-style brick dwelling identified as Robert Tynes House was built near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

A historic architectural and cultural heritage property rather than a commercial brand.

1. 1Robert Tynes Houseen.wikipedia.org