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.[2][3]
Waverly Historic District is also recognized by the City of Columbia as a Preservation District known as Waverly Protection Area, bounded by Gervais Street, Harden Street, Taylor Street and Millwood Avenue.[5] In addition to Waverly Historic District itself, the following sites within the Waverly Protection Area are listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places: Good Samaritan Waverly Hospital, Dr. Cyril O. Spann Medical Office, Allen University Historic District, Chappelle Administration Building, Ruth's Beauty Parlor (which was housed in a circa 1910 Sears house, model No. 118, ordered by Ruth's father, Nathanial H. Collins),[6] and Woodrow Memorial Presbyterian Church.
^Mary R. Parramore and Frank Brown, III (April 1989). "Waverly Historic District"(PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.