Drayton Hall will be closed Saturday, July 4th, 2026. We will reopen Sunday, July 5th.
I recently found a photo from the day my graduate school cohort first visited Drayton Hall. In this 2009 photograph, I’m seated on the portico with my classmates listening to…
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How important was music to the family of Charles Drayton I? Charles’s diaries reveal that music and dance were significant in the Draytons’ social lives and also played important roles…
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Recently, our archaeologists made an exciting discovery in our current excavation! We were able to connect this medicine bottle to a local pharmacy dating to 1875-1901. The bottle is associated…
Read MorePress contact: Patty Sailer, Communications & Marketing Manager, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust Credit in the name of ©MCG Photography shall not accompany work when reproduced for personal…
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At least 13 enslaved men performed those essential tasks: Abraham, Arakias, Azactrias, Ben, Billy, Cimon and his son, George, John, Michael, Quash (foreman), Quash, Sam, Toby, and Tuite.
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Join us on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 5 pm as we discuss Lindy Keane Carter’s book The Rice Birds. About the book: In 1849, twin sisters fleeing Ireland’s famine…
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3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Wednesday - Monday from 9:00 am - 4:30pm, (front gate closes at 3:00 pm). Closed on Tuesday. The gate will accept no cash transactions.
