Waverly (Middleburg, Virginia)

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LocationSouth of Middleburg on VA 626, near Middleburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′50″N77°44′40″W / 38.93056°N 77.74444°W / 38.93056; -77.74444
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1790, c. 1830, c. 1850
ArchitectAdler, David
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 79003040 [1]
VLR No.030-0226
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979
Designated VLRSeptember 19, 1978 [2]

Waverly, also known as Waverley, is a historic house located near Middleburg, Fauquier County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1790, and later enlarged about 1830, and enlarged and remodeled in the 1850s. It is a single-pile, center-hall, two-story dwelling, a typical example of an I-house. It has a long, two-story rear ell and has Gothic Revival style decorative detailing. The front facade features a full-width two-story portico with six square piers supporting a flat roof with a plain wooden parapet. The house was renovated after 1940 by architect David Adler. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

Peyton House, built during 1831–34 in Raymond, Mississippi, appears to have been modeled upon Waverly. [4] [5]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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