Waverley is a mansion in Clay County, Mississippi

Clay County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,979 people, 8,152 households, and 5,885 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 8,810 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, 10 miles east of West Point

West Point, Mississippi

West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,145 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County and the principal city of the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical...

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It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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 in 1973. A statement at that time by the National Park Service read:

The antebellum

Antebellum architecture

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home was originally owned by George Hampton Young, a colonel from Georgia. At one point, the Waverley plantation was independent, providing its own produce and meat, textiles, and energy. 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.