Waverly is a historic home located at Croom

Croom, Maryland

Croom is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It consists of tobacco farms and forests with many narrow, winding roads, although the Marlton housing development is very nearby. St. Thomas Episcopal Church dates to colonial times....

 in Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. The house, constructed in 1855, is a -story, two-part Italianate-style frame house. The casing of the principal entrance is a combination of both the Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...

 and Italianate styles. Also on the property are two of the original outbuildings, a meathouse and a washhouse.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1987.

External links

• Waverly, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:82B-9, including photo in 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust website
• M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Waverly, entry 82B-009, p. 165.