Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)

	Westover
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Milledgeville, Georgia
Area	40.4 acres (16.3 ha)
Built	1822
NRHP reference No.	87000094
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1987

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

History[]

The plantation was established in 1822 by .^[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[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form--Inventory: Westover". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[inventory-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form--Inventory: Westover". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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