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Collections, History, Press, Press Releases, Trish Smith

Drayton Hall Preservation Trust was featured in the March/April 2025 issue of The Magazine Antiques. The article highlights the upcoming exhibit, Through the Looking Glass: Decorative Arts Deconstructed.  This special exhibit can be viewed…

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Locals Admission is just $10 – valid until February 28, 2025 Through February, residents of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, and Colleton Counties + active duty military and their families receive $10…

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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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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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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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