Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia)

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	1605 Cahas Mountain Rd., near Burnt Chimney, Virginia
Coordinates	37°7′10″N 79°47′28″W
Area	8.4 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	1858 (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]