Voted the Best Place to See by Condé Nast Traveler.
Drayton Hall Curator of Education Rikki Davenport recently published an article in History News, a magazine published by the American Association for State and Local History. Her article features the interesting history of the guayabera, a traditional shirt of Latin American and Caribbean cultures.
Rikki Davenport has served as curator of education at Drayton Hall since 2007.
Rikki is the Region 5 chair of AASLH’s National Leadership Team. Region 5 includes South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. She is responsible for overseeing the state captains’ efforts to recruit nominations for the AASLH’s Awards of Merit, reviewing nominations within Region 5 to send on to the national level, and reviewing and voting on awards at the national level. Learn more about AASLH and how to submit a nomination for an Award of Merit at https://www.aaslh.org/.
The archaeology team returned to the north flanker building this fall season to complete excavations on this important structure which had taken place in 1981 and 2008. Increased armadillo activity…
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3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Drayton Hall's main house and landscape are open to the public daily from 9 am to 5:00pm* (gate closes at 3:30 pm). The gate will accept no cash transactions.
