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Greenwood Plantation (Georgia)

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and built about 1838 for Thomas and Lavinia Jones. The house was completed in 1844, and the Jones family occupied the plantation until it was sold in 1889 to S.R. Van Duzer of New York. Van Duzer later sold the home to Col. Oliver Hazard Payne, who bequeathed the home in 1916 to his nephew, the
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Jock died in 1982, and his widow in 1998; upon her death, she left the plantation to the family's Greentree Foundation, who maintained the property according to a conservation plan created by her and expert consultants. In 2013, the foundation offered the plantation for sale.
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spent several weeks at the plantation as a guest of the Whitneys, who provided her a much-needed refuge from media attention. Mrs. Kennedy's visit again in 1967 provided some fodder for the tabloids of the day as
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in 1993; but just when the redecoration had been completed, a fire broke out, gutting the interior but leaving the external walls intact.
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in December 1939, with Jock Whitney in attendance. The plantation reportedly served as "a model of southern elegance for the movie."
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to add two small, symmetric side wings and additional living and kitchen space in the rear of the main house.
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The main house was renovated and restored in 1965, and redecorated by society decorator
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Video tour of Greenwood Plantation by Jon Kohler and Associates, November 2012
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Dozier, Patti. "Whitneys' Greenwood Plantation Remains Elusive, Mysterious,"
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Dozier, Patti. "Whitneys' Greenwood Plantation Remains Elusive, Mysterious,"
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Thomas County, Georgia
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race horses with them. Jock served as the American ambassador to the
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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In February 1964, shortly after the assassination of her husband,
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After Payne's death, Greenwood was inherited in 1944 by his son
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National Register of Historic Places in Thomas County, Georgia
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in 1976. The property then included 1400 acres, nine
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Greenwood Plantation (Georgia) is located in Georgia
Greenwood Plantation (Georgia) is located in the United States
Thomasville
Thomas County
30°51′15″N 84°01′15″W / 30.854231°N 84.020920°W / 30.854231; -84.020920
John Wind
McKim, Mead & White
Greek Revival
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plantation
Red Hills Region
Georgia
Thomasville
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
contributing structures
Greek Revival
mansion
John Wind
Payne Whitney
Stanford White
McKim, Mead & White
Jock Whitney
Gone with the Wind
Atlanta
Betsey Cushing
James Roosevelt

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