Brown's Guide to Georgia

This middle Georgia plantation, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, consists of 20 buildings dating between 1847 and 1945. It has one of the largest and most complete collections of original family artifacts from this time period in Georgia. In the 1840s, John Fitz Jarrell built the plantation’s first dwelling. Despite wars (including a raid by Gen. William Sherman’s army), economic depression, soil erosion and cotton boll weevils, the family has remained on the land of “red hills and stones” for more than 140 years. Distinctively colored with age, the original dwelling and other structures still stand. Among the buildings, machines and tools once used by the Jarrells are a three-story barn, smokehouses, wheat houses, a cane press, 1895 dwelling, steam-powered cotton gin, gristmill, sawmill, shingle mill, syrup mill and planer. Visitors can tour the 1847 plantation house, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop and other buildings. Inside the 1847 house, visitors will see original furnishings, including looms, spinning wheels, a baby cradle and a cobbler’s bench – many of which were built by family members. During seasonal programs, spinning, weaving, woodstove cooking, blacksmithing and other skills are demonstrated.

FACILITIES:
Museum and Film
Plantation Buildings
Gift Shop
Picnic Area
Bus Parking

Tuesday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 2-5:30PM; Last tour begins at 4PM. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday.

$2.50-$4 Group rates available with advance notice.

Rates vary for state park lodging, campsites, shelters, golf courses and other facilities. Check with the individual park’s website or by telephone to confirm current prices.

$3 daily parking fee