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(1850) Antebellum home built by William Leigh Tunstall, a practicing physician 1850-54. Also home of Col. William M. Sledge 1854-60. Sledge built railroad to Chappell Hill and mortgaged his cotton crop 1856 to build bridge over Brazos. Greek Revival architecture; arched cornices; hand hewn cedar sills; native stone.
Waverly is a historical marker in Chappell Hill, Washington County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1452, -96.2513 near Chappell Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Applewhite House (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Routt, J. R., House, John Sterling Smith House, and Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008395. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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