Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)


Westover
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Milledgeville, Georgia
Area	40.4 acres (16.3 ha)
Built	1822 (1822)
NRHP Reference #	87000094^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1987

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

History

The plantation was established in 1822 by Benjamin S. Jordan.^[2] Jordan built the great house, several outbuilding (including a smoke house and slave cabins), and he 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 burnt down after it was struck by lightning in 1954.^[2] A new building was built in its place.^[2]

The plantation includes outbuildings and a cemetery for African slaves.^[2]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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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