Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia)

Woodville
Nearest city Milledgeville, Georgia
Coordinates 33°1′4″N 83°14′32″W / 33.01778°N 83.24222°W / 33.01778; -83.24222Coordinates: 33°1′4″N 83°14′32″W / 33.01778°N 83.24222°W / 33.01778; -83.24222
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1819 (1819)
Architectural style Plantation Plain house
NRHP reference # 79000695[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979

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

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]

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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Westover, or Clark-Bentley House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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