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Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia)
Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia) is located in the United States
Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia)
Nearest cityMilledgeville, Georgia
Coordinates33°1′4″N 83°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, US.

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 significance

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

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.


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