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DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION UPDATE by Trish Lowe Smith Curator Of Historic Architectural Resources As you read this, an 82-foot lift creeps slowly around Drayton Hall. Turkey vultures shuffle along the…

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Drayton Hall Preservation Trust has been selected an award winner for their organization’s 2020 work on the research and interpretation of the lives of the enslaved people who lived and worked at…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DRAYTON HALL RECEIVES SOUTH CAROLINA AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR 2020 WORK ON HISTORY OF THE ENSLAVED AT DRAYTON HALL  CHARLESTON, SC, APRIL 7, 2021: Drayton Hall…

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At Drayton Hall, Charleston’s beautiful spring is in full swing. Tours of the main house and musuem galleries  are once again being enjoyed by people from all over: a welcome…

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Art, Shop at Drayton Hall

ARTISAN SPOTLIGHT Henrietta Snype A native of Mount Pleasant, Henrietta Snype began learning the art of weaving sweetgrass baskets at the age of seven from her mother and grandmother. Her…

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Drayton Hall Preservation Trust is pleased to introduce a new benefit available exclusively for members of Friends of Drayton Hall who contribute more than $100 annually to being a member…

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