Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)
Appearance
Westover | |
Nearest city | Milledgeville, Georgia |
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Area | 40.4 acres (16.3 ha) |
Built | 1822 |
NRHP reference No. | 87000094[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 |
Westover is a historic Southern plantation in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States.
History
[edit]The plantation was established in 1822 by Benjamin S. Jordan.[2] Jordan built the great house, several outbuildings (including a smoke house and slave cabins), and laid out a formal garden.[2] After his death in 1856, the plantation was inherited by his son, Leonidas A. Jordan.[2]
The plantation was purchased by Dr. L. C. Lindsley, a Professor of Chemistry at Georgia College, in 1930.[2] The great house burned down after being struck by lightning in 1954.[2] The current home was built in its place.[2]
The plantation includes outbuildings and a slave cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form--Inventory: Westover". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
Categories:
- 1822 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Burned houses in the United States
- Houses in Baldwin County, Georgia
- Plantations in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin County, Georgia
- Slave cabins and quarters in the United States
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs