Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia)

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Woodville
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Nearest city Milledgeville, Georgia
Coordinates 33°1′4″N83°14′32″W / 33.01778°N 83.24222°W / 33.01778; -83.24222 Coordinates: 33°1′4″N83°14′32″W / 33.01778°N 83.24222°W / 33.01778; -83.24222
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1819 (1819)
Architectural stylePlantation Plain house
NRHP reference No. 79000695 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979

Westover is a historic mansion on a Southern plantation in Milledgeville, Georgia, USA.

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History

The plantation was established in the late 1810s. The great house was built in 1819 for John Clark, who served as the governor of Georgia from 1819 - 1824. [2] It was later purchased by Congressman Seaton Grantland. [2] It was inherited by his daughter, Mrs. DuBignon, in the 1860s. [2]

The plantation was acquired by Bim Richardson in the 1920s, who sold it to Carl Bentley in the 1940s. [2]

Architectural signifiance

The plantation house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 22, 1979. [2]

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References

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