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An enslaved mason named Carolina had a major role in the construction and maintenance of buildings at Drayton Hall and other plantations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.…
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We are pleased to announce a full holiday season of events has returned to Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC for 2021! Drayton Hall c. 1738 is the oldest unrestored plantation…
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“Where did the enslaved people live at Drayton Hall?” This haunting question is one of the most frequently asked by visitors to Drayton Hall, and an inquiry requiring years of…
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July 31, 1797 “The waiting boy Billy returned from a visit to his father Jack, [Thomas Drayton’s] driver at the Ocean Plantation.” September 12, 1803 “Billy absconded last night taking…
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Cameron Moon, 2020 Wood Family Fellow Drayton Hall Preservation Trust is pleased to make a most exciting and happy announcement. Cameron Moon has been selected as the 2020 Wood Family…
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The exhibit in the Caretaker’s House at Drayton Hall won the Gold Award in the over $25,000 category of the Excellence in Exhibitions Competition at the South Eastern Museum Conference…
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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.
