ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, June 21, 1996 TAG: 9606210055
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: TODD JACKSON
Waverly, a historic home on Virginia 122 in Franklin County, was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on Wednesday.
The Greek Revival home was built in the late 1850s for tobacco planter and industrialist Armistead L. Burwell.
Burwell's wife, Mary, was the aunt of Confederate General Jubal Early of Franklin County, one of the most colorful figures of the Civil War.
Waverly - believed to be named for novels written by Sir Walter Scott - is part of the historical course of the old Warwick Road, a principal route whose origin dates back to the 1700s.
In addition to Waverly, the Booker T. Washington Monument and the Hook-Powell-Moorman Farm, which recently was listed in the national register of historic places, also are on Virginia 122.
The Virginia register was created to increase the awareness of historic resources. A register designation places no restrictions on a property owner, but can provide benefits such as technical assistance from the state Department of Historic Resources.
Waverly is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cooper.
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