Melrose in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Waverly Place

Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 11, 2021

1. Waverly Place Marker

Inscription. About 100 yards east stood Waverly, the home of A.W. Putnam, a writer and historian. The house was named for the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Putnam sold Waverly in 1858, and in 1887 the land was conveyed to a real estate syndicate — the Waverly Land Co. The land was subdivided into lots, and became a streetcar suburb serviced by the Waverly Place-Glendale Park line. Several of the streets — Grantland, White, and Ridley - are named for members of the land syndicate.

Erected 1976 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 36° 7.954′ N, 86° 46.707′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Melrose. It is on Benton Avenue just east of 8th Avenue South (U.S. 31), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 758 Benton Ave, Nashville TN 37204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Callie Guy House

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(approx. half a mile away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schofield's Jump-Off Line (approx. 0.6 miles away); Warehouse 28 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fall School (approx. 0.6 miles away); School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools / Emma Clemons School (approx. 0.7 miles away); History of Edgehill (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Waverly Place Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,279 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.