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Posted by Courtney Bates, Development Coordinator With 2010 around the corner Drayton Hall is busy getting prepared to tackle two big projects in the New Year. First, we’ll be continuing…
Read MoreThis past week, the country lost one of its national treasures when Mr. Philip Simmons, the famed Charleston blacksmith, passed away. Mr. Simmons’ work has been documented and appreciated for…
Read MoreSome of the projects we have been working on received attention from the local media this week. Click on the links below to see the stories featured on our local…
Read MorePosted by George McDaniel, Executive Director Drayton Hall is very much about family heritage. That was demonstrated at the September 20th celebration of the 100th anniversary of Richmond Bowens’ birth.…
Read MoreHave you ever had a question asked of you that made you come to a screeching halt? That’s what happened when the National Trust asked, “Is your site a plantation?”…
Read MoreThis September marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Richmond Bowens (1908-1998), a seventh generation descendant of people who, according to family history, were brought as slaves from Barbados to Charleston in the…
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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.
