Tazewell in Tazewell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The James Wynn House

Built in 1828

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023

1. The James Wynn House Marker

Inscription.
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 37° 6.862′ N, 81° 31.132′ W. Marker is in Tazewell, Virginia, in Tazewell County. It is on Elk Street south of Brook Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Elk St, Tazewell VA 24651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tazewell (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Wynne’s Fort (approx. 1½ miles away); Indian-Settler Conflicts (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Court for Tazewell County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Molly Tynes’s Ride (approx. 3 miles away); Burke’s Garden (approx. 3 miles away); Big Crab Orchard or Witten’s Fort (approx. 3 miles away); Fort Witten (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tazewell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Big Crab Orchard Or Witten’s Fort (was approx. 3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding The James Wynn House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

James Wynn was the son of William Wynn, an early Quaker pioneer who is said to have built a fort at Locust Hill. His wife, Sophia Peery, was a daughter of William Peery. The Wynn and Peery families were closely connected by marriage; three of William Peery's daughters had married three of Wynn's sons.…

[William] Peery is listed in the Tazewell County land books as owning property both in and around
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

2. The James Wynn House Marker
the town of Jeffersonville [now Tazewell]. In 1820 he sold 2½ acres known as the tanyard lot to James Wynn (his son-in-law) and James's brother John for ten dollars. A later deed executed in January 1829 transferred to James Wynn about one-half acre adjoining the tanyard, “which includes the ground on which the said James Wynn's new brick house stands on.” The implication here seems to be that Wynn had built his house on land that, for some reason, was not yet legally his. The amount of the sale, twenty dollars , suggests that the transaction served principally to make Wynn's ownership official.

Also see . . . James Wynn House (PDF). National Register nomination and photographs submitted for the house, which was listed in 1992. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.