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Greyhound Half-Way House

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It ceased to operate as a Greyhound station in 1973 and was partially boarded up and repainted at that time. A nearly-identical building, a half-way station constructed in
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The "half-way" name reflected its role as a rest stop at the midpoint of a longer trip. In the Waverly's station's case, it is located at the approximate midpoint of
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The Waverly Half-Way station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and currently serves as offices for the
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The Waverly Half-Way site began operation in 1925. The preserved structure was built in 1938 or 1939. Designed by
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A Greyhound bus stops at the Half-Way station in Waverly, Tennessee, on a trip in September 1943 (photo by U.S.
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Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
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Bus stations on the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Greyhound Half-Way House is located in Tennessee
Tennessee
Greyhound Half-Way House is located in the United States
United States
Waverly, Tennessee
36°04′58″N 87°47′34″W / 36.082879°N 87.792843°W / 36.082879; -87.792843
W. N. Van Powell
Streamline Moderne
99001588
Waverly, Tennessee
Greyhound Lines
U.S. Highway 70
Nashville
Jackson
William Nowland Van Powell
Streamline Moderne
Flat River, Missouri
laundromat
Humphreys County

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"NRHP Asset Detail"
National Park Service
"Missouri Greyhound Bus Stations"

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