Waverly Plantation (Cunningham, North Carolina)

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Waverly Plantation
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LocationS of U.S. 58, near Cunningham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°32′20″N79°04′44″W / 36.53889°N 79.07889°W / 36.53889; -79.07889
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
Built byAlexander Cuningham [sic]
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 74001369 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1974

Waverly Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Cunningham, Person County, North Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a Late Federal style frame dwelling consisting of a two-story, three bay by two bay main section, with an attached 1 1/2-story, one bay by two bay section. Both sections rest on brick foundations, are sheathed in weatherboard, and have gable roofs. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (May 1974). "Waverly Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.