The Chief Vann House Historic Site is offering free admission Sunday, Feb. 6, from 1-5 p.m.

Families can enjoy a free open-house style tour of the historic Vann House, the Chambers Museum, Visitor Center and outdoor exhibits: a 19th century Cherokee farmstead, a Vann workhouse/kitchen two-story cabin, a 1920s spring/bath house atop a natural fresh-water springs, and a one-mile medium difficulty nature trail to God’s Acre Cemetery. Arrive by 4 p.m. to best enjoy the experience; museum and grounds close at 5 p.m.

The Vann House is the lavish plantation home built in 1804 by James Vann, the son of a Cherokee woman and a Scottish trader. At the time of his death in 1809, he was the wealthiest Cherokee on the former Cherokee Nation with the largest plantation and holdings. His son, “Rich Joe” Vann, inherited and expanded his father’s land and businesses. During a visit to the Vann House, learn about Chief James Vann’s life and achievements, the Moravian Missionaries’ records that tell the entire story, and the fate of the Vann Family after the 1830s Indian Removal Act and the Cherokee Trail of Tears.

To learn more about the Chief Vann House, visit GaStateParks.org/ChiefVannHouse, call 706-695-2598 or go to Facebook @FriendsoftheChief Vann House and Instagram @vann_house_park.

The Vann House is at 82 Highway 225 N., Chatsworth.