Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina) facts for kids

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Waverly Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Hampton St., Heidt St., Gervais St., and Harden St., Columbia, South Carolina
Area	33 acres (13 ha)
Architect	Lankford, John Anderson; Wilson, Charles Coker
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	89002154
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1989

Waverly Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 132 contributing buildings in the first suburban development at Columbia. They were built between about 1898 and 1925, and the district includes examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, shotgun, American Foursquare, and Craftsman/Bungalow style architecture. The community has evolved from a predominantly white neighborhood into a community of African-American artisans, professionals and social reformers.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.