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On the National Register of Historic Places Books have been written about the Vann House so this museum piece will be brief. As time permits material will be added.
Built in 1804, it was inhabitated by the Vann family until 1835. Numerous others have owned the house; still others have rented it. Over the years the property declined to the point the house was used to store hay.
In 1951, Dr. J. E. Bradford finally was persuaded to sell the house with the understanding that it would be restored then operated as a museum by the State of Georgia. The dedication ceremony, which attracted 42 descendants of the Vann family, was held on July 27, 1958.
The house was tattered in this south-view photo taken before 1910. On the National Register of Historic Places 
The kitchen shown in this 1934 northwest-view was removed during restoration. 
The cantilevered staircase is one of the house's most unusual features. In 2002 a new visitor's center museum opened at the Vann House.
In 2004 Friends of the Vann House spearheaded a successful effort to raise $1.5 million to buy 85 acres just west of the house. Eventually this newly acquired land will display slave cabins, a blacksmith shop, a corn crib, and numerous log structures moved from other locations to be renovated and become part of the historic site.
To take a virtual tour of the Vann House, click on the following link. When the new page loads, scroll to end of the text on the first page, then start clicking on the small pictures shown there. Each will enlarge to show detail. When finished with each picture, click the X in the upper right corner of the screen to close the enlarged picture and return to the small pictures for further selection.
http://www.cherokeebyblood.com/vannhouse.htm Every year volunteers decorate the house as they think it could have been decorated 200 years ago, using lots of natural greenery. They light the main house and a slave cabin, as well as the walkways with candles. The candlelight tours are very popular. Ann Varnell of Spring Place shared photos she took in 2009 with the museum. The first half were taken in the main house; the last half in the slave cabin.
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