Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)

Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Waverley
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = Waverly in 1975
nearest_city= West Point, Mississippi
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 34
lat_seconds = 9
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 88
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
locmapin = Mississippi
area =
built =1840
architect= Multiple
architecture= Octagon Mode
designated= May 30, 1974cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1344&ResourceType=Building
title=Waverley |accessdate=2007-10-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = September 20, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73001004

Waverley, sometimes also known as Waverly, is a mansion in Clay County, Mississippi, 10 miles west of West Point.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. A statement at that time by the National Park Service read: quote|Begun in the 1840s and completed in 1852, Waverly is distinguished by the immense octagonal rotunda which projects through the roof as a cupola. This structure combines ornament and technology in the tradition of Jefferson: the varied decorative treatment of each room is artistic and the lighting system, using gas manufactured on the site, was scientific.

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