Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)

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Westover
Historic American Buildings Survey Branan Sanders, Photographer March 1934 NORTH VIEW OF FRONT - Westover, Old Eaton Road, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, GA HABS GA,5-MILG.V,1-1.tif
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Nearest city Milledgeville, Georgia
Area40.4 acres (16.3 ha)
Built1822 (1822)
NRHP reference No. 87000094 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1987

Westover is a historic Southern plantation in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States.

History

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

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form--Inventory: Westover". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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