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
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. 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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At 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); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tazewell.
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 WilliamPeery. The Wynn and Peery families were closely connected by marriage; three of William Peery's daughters had married three of Wynn's sons.…
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[William] Peery is listed in the Tazewell County land books as owning property both in and around 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.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
2. The James Wynn House Marker
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 89 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
