Waverly is a historic home and farm located near Burnt Chimney, Franklin County, Virginia. It was built beginning about 1853 for Armistead Lewis Burwell (1809-1883) and his family, who inherited it (or received it as a dowry) from the parents of his wife, Mary Hix (1811-1895). Descended from the First Families of Virginia, Armistead L. Burwell operated a tobacco and grain plantation of about 350 improved acres using enslaved labor, and also had a chewing tobacco factory, gristmill and sawmill by 1860 (probably also operated by some of his 37 slaves per that year's federal census). His son William A. Burwell (1836-1882) ran the factory and bought the plantation from his father in 1864, and sold it in 1868 to his younger brother John Spotswood Burwell (1846-1926, a Confederate drummer during the war) who operated a dairy farm until after the turn of the century.[3]
Waverly | |
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| Location | 1605 Cahas Mountain Rd., near Burnt Chimney, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°7′10″N 79°47′28″W / 37.11944°N 79.79111°W |
| Area | 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Built by | Seth Richardson |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001329[1] |
| VLR No. | 033-0028 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
The two-story frame house has a central passage plan, and reflects the Greek Revival style. Approximately 52 feet by 38 feet in size, it sits on a brick foundation. The property also includes a contributing meathouse and a foundation, icehouse ruins, and the remains of the 19th century landscaping.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waverly" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ vaNRHPnom