Waverly (Burnt Chimney, Virginia)

Waverly is a historic home and farm near Burnt Chimney, Virginia, built around 1853 for Armistead Lewis Burwell and his family. This Greek Revival-style house, measuring approximately 52 by 38 feet, sits on a brick foundation and is part of a larger plantation that included a tobacco factory, gristmill, and sawmill, all operated with enslaved labor. The property features a meathouse, icehouse ruins, and remnants of 19th-century landscaping. Waverly was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, making it a significant site for tourists and researchers interested in Virginia's agricultural history and antebellum architecture.