- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Chief Vann House
- Date of Original:
- 1880/1980
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Georgia--Spring Place
Porches--Georgia--Spring Place
Chimneys--Georgia--Spring Place
Trees--Georgia--Spring Place
Schools--Georgia--Spring Place
Historic house museums--Georgia--Spring Place
Historic buildings--Georgia--Spring Place
Plantations--Georgia--Spring Place
Museums--Georgia--Spring Place
Buildings--Georgia--Spring Place
Chief Vann House (Spring Place, Ga.) - People:
- Vann, James, ca. 1768-1809--Homes and haunts
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Murray County, Spring Place, 34.75814, -84.82105
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The home of Cherokee chief James Vann was located north of the Moravian Mission at Spring Place. Invited by Vann and other Cherokee leaders, the Moravians provided a school for Cherokee children and housed 114 students between 1804 and 1833.
Photograph of the Chief Vann House, built between 1804 and 1806 by the Cherokee leader James Vann. It is called the "Showplace of the Cherokee Nation." The two-story structure features a tall porch and chimneys rising from both ends of the house. Several trees grow in the yard.
The Chief Vann House is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and Georgia 225 in Murray County on the outskirts of Chatsworth in northwest Georgia. The home was located north of the Moravian Mission at Spring Place. Invited by Vann and other Cherokee leaders, the Moravians provided a school for Cherokee children and housed 114 students between 1804 and 1833. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/moravians/m-4259/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
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- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/indian-missions
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/moravians
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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