Voted the Best Place to See by Condé Nast Traveler. Drayton Hall will be closed January 22, 2025 due to inclement weather.

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2025 Rollback Admission

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General

It was nearly fifty years ago that brothers Charles and Frank Drayton wrestled with the future of their family’s homeseat- Drayton Hall. Privately held by the Drayton family for seven…

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General

Imagine looking at a drop of pond water under a microscope and seeing the tiny universe of things that suddenly come into focus. You probably expect that a biologist could…

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Drayton Hall ceiling medallion
Preservation, Press, Press Releases, Trish Smith

Preserving a house as old as Drayton Hall is both an art and a science. Take our work on the conservation of the decorative cast plaster ceiling in the Great…

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General, Press, Press Releases

Drayton Hall Preservation Trust has been awarded the 2024 Prize for Excellence and Innovation from The Decorative Arts Trust.  This award will help fund the conservation of the Great Hall…

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General, Preservation

    Hannah Truman is a graduate student completing her MS in the Clemson University Historic Preservation program. As the 2024 Riley Collections Fellow, Hannah documented nail holes, extant hanging…

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The Shop at Drayton Hall

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