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Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)

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62: 584: 79: 1188: 104: 328:. Gas for the chandeliers was produced by burning pine knots in a retort. In later years, Waverley had its own lumber mill, leather tannery and hat manufacturing operation. It is believed that the first American-made saddle blankets were produced at Waverley and the first fox hunt association was formed in the mansion's library in 1893. The mansion fell into disrepair following the end of the Young family line in 1913, but was restored by the Robert Snow family beginning in 1962. 1199: 111: 86: 281:
on a small portion of the original plantation land. The main house is a basically H-shaped two story structure, with a hip roof from which an oversized octagonal cupola rises another two stories. The building's Greek Revival features include corner pilasters and a dentillated cornice. The
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interior is richly decorated, with four rooms on each level opening into a central octagonal space. Hanging from the center of the cupola is the original gas-fired chandelier.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The house is open for tours Sunday - 1 pm - 5pm; Tuesday - Saturday - 9 am - 5 pm.
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home was originally owned by George Hampton Young, a colonel from
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National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Mississippi
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Waverley is located roughly midway between West Point and
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Waverley (West Point, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Waverley (West Point, Mississippi) is located in the United States
West Point, Mississippi
33°34′9″N 88°30′13″W / 33.56917°N 88.50361°W / 33.56917; -88.50361
73001004
mansion
plantation house
historic house museum
Clay County, Mississippi
West Point
National Historic Landmark
Columbus
Mississippi Highway 50
Tombigbee River
antebellum
Georgia
Sir Walter Scott
Waverley
brick kiln
cotton gin
ice house
swimming pool
bathhouse
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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