- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site [1992]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Natural Resources. Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Natural Resources. Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Natural Resources. Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division
- Date of Original:
- 1992
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Parks brochure
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 M5 1992 VANN
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bm5-b1992-bvann
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bm5-b1992-bvann
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Called the "Showplace of the Cherokee Nation; this two-story classic brick mansion was built by ChiefJames Vann in 1804. Decorated with beatUiful Cherokee hand carvings done in natural colors of blue, red, green and yeUow, the home
features a cantilevered stairway and many line antiques.
Although Vann was "Feared by many and loved by few," he contributed more to the education of the leaders of the Cherokee Nation than anyone else. He was responsible for bringing the Moravian missionairies to his people to teach the children and he supported the Christian civilization as a means of progress for the Cherokee. Still an Indian, Vann was a polygamist who had three wives and five children. He was killed in 1809 for having shot his brother-in-law during a duel the previous year. Vann's young son, joseph, inherited the house and his father's various businesses.
The Vann House passed out of the hands of the family when "Rich joe" Vann unknowingly violated state law by hiring a white man to work for him. The government seized his properties and the house was awarded to a white land lottery winner in 1834.
ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS (Subject to Change)
Moravian Christmas
Chief Vann House Days Quly)
Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
GA N200.P2
sl liS 1992
HISTORIC SITE LOCATION
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Located on the outskirts of Chatsworth at the lntersectkln of Georgia 225 and Georgia 52.
NEARBY AITRACTIONS
Fort Mountain State Park Cohutta Wilderness Area
New Echota State Historic Site Chieftains Trail
HOURS: Open year-round Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p .m .
Sunday 2 p .m . - 5:30p.m.
Closed Mondays (except o n some legal holidays), TI1anksgiving and Christ mas Day
Small admission fcc. Group rates avail abk wi th advance notice. Bus parking ava il a ble .
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Chief Vann House State Historic Site Route 7, Box 765 5 Chatsworth, Georgia 30705 (404) 695-2598
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GEORGIA 'S PARKS AN D HISTORJC SITESo Georgia De partment of Natural Resources
Communica tions Office 205 Butler Stree t, SE, Suite 12 58, Atlanta, Ga. 30334
(404) 656-3530
TOLL-FREE IN GEORGIA 1 (800) 342-7275 TOLL-FREE OUTSIDE GEORGIA 1 (800) 542-727 5
DNR is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Naturally! For career information call (404) 656-2695
Jr anyone feels subjected to discriminat ion on the basis of r ace, color, or national or igin, they may file a complain! alleging disc rimination with the Office for Equal Opportuni ty, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240