Waverly
Roadside view
Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia)
Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia) is located in the United States
Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia)
Location1605 Cahas Mountain Rd., near Burnt Chimney, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′10″N 79°47′28″W / 37.11944°N 79.79111°W / 37.11944; -79.79111
Area8.4 acres (3.4 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Built bySeth Richardson
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.96001329[1]
VLR No.033-0028
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996[2]

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]

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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waverly" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ vaNRHPnom


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