Greyhound Half-Way House

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Greyhound Half-Way House
(Waverly, Tennessee)
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Greyhound Half-Way House, preserved, April 2014
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Greyhound Half-Way House
Location in Tennessee
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Greyhound Half-Way House
Location in United States
Location124 East Main Street, Waverly, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°04′58″N87°47′34″W / 36.082879°N 87.792843°W / 36.082879; -87.792843
Built1938 or 1939
Architect W. N. Van Powell
Architectural style Streamline Moderne
NRHP reference No. 99001588

The Greyhound Half-Way House at 124 E. Main Street in Waverly, Tennessee, United States, is a building formerly operated by Greyhound Lines as a Greyhound Half-Way Station.

The "half-way" name reflected its role as a rest stop at the midpoint of a longer trip. In the Waverly's station's case, it is located at the approximate midpoint of U.S. Highway 70 between Nashville and Jackson in Tennessee. [1]

The Waverly Half-Way site began operation in 1925. The preserved structure was built in 1938 or 1939. Designed by William Nowland Van Powell the building is an example of Streamline Moderne architecture, and is faced with blue glazed tile. [1]

It ceased to operate as a Greyhound station in 1973 and was partially boarded up and repainted at that time. [1] A nearly-identical building, a half-way station constructed in Flat River, Missouri, still stands but retains very little of its historic appearance, and now functions as a laundromat. [2]

The Waverly Half-Way station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, [1] and currently serves as offices for the Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce. [3]

A Greyhound bus stops at the Half-Way station in Waverly, Tennessee, on a trip in September 1943 (photo by U.S. Farm Security Administration) Greyhound Waverly Half-Way House 1943.png
A Greyhound bus stops at the Half-Way station in Waverly, Tennessee, on a trip in September 1943 (photo by U.S. Farm Security Administration)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NRHP Asset Detail". National Park Service . Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. "Missouri Greyhound Bus Stations". RoadsideArchitecture.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. "About the Chamber". Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 8, 2018.