Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)

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