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2007 Year-End Campaign

Help Drayton Hall Have Another Banner Year


We've never been able to show you how much we've accomplished at the main house in a single year. Just look at the "before and after" pictures to the right.

Over the past year, you've probably heard about this project-repairing the lintel that supports the staircase on the river-front façade, conserving the pavers on Drayton Hall's iconic portico, repairing the 18th-century limestone steps, patching and resealing the roof, and, finally, removing damaged gutters and replacing them with more efficient, copper gutters. We're proud to report that this project is complete.

Of course, with the year coming to an end, we are already planning for next year's projects, and that's where you come in.

Our goals for 2008 include:
  • Conserving the second floor of the portico. The ceiling above the first floor, the surface of the second floor, and the exterior cornice all require significant repairs.
  • Working with elected officials, conservation organizations, and community activists to ensure that the recently passed Ashley River Historic Overlay District Ordinance is maintained and that growth does not negatively impact the historic region.
  • Collaborating with renowned blacksmith Philip Simmons to design and construct a new memorial gate at the entrance to Drayton Hall's African-American cemetery.
By making a special donation today, you can help us turn this year's to-do list into next year's list of accomplishments. If you'd rather make a donation over the phone or receive information by mail, just contact Courtney Bates at 843-769-2612 or courtney_bates@draytonhall.org.

Thank you!

*Friends who make contributions of $120-$249 will receive Drayton Hall Revisited, the 2008 wall calendar; $250-$500, one of the 55 remaining glass Drayton Hall ornaments; $500 and above, the newly published Houses of the Founding Fathers: The Men Who Made America and the Way They Lived, which features Drayton Hall on its cover.


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Before and After

Before: A photograph of Drayton Hall taken before we conserved the portico and limestone steps and before we repaired the roof and gutters.
After: A photograph taken in November of 2007 after conservators completed work to the portico, limestone steps, roof, and gutters. What a difference!