 The property was, according to long-held family tradition, believed to belong to the family as early as the 17th century, but the discovery in the 21st century of family records place its purchase to 1800.The main plantation house is a brick two story building constructed in 1800 by Thomas Tinsley, one of six generations of that name.The main block is three bays wide, with a broad hall across the front and two rooms behind.