Drayton Hall will close at 1:30pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. We will return to normal hours on Sunday, December 22.
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Cary Carson, Ph.D., Colonial Williamsburg, retired Inaugural Chipstone Lecture November 19, 2015, Drayton Hall Distinguished Speakers Series –  South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC Cary Carson served as…

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Carter C. Hudgins, Uncategorized

We are beyond thrilled and proud that one of our own was the unanimous choice of the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust’s Board of Trustees after a national search.Read all about…

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George McDaniel, Uncategorized

by Steve Gates, chair of the Board of Trustees for Drayton Hall Preservation Trust First published on the op-ed page of the Post & Courier on July 9, 2015 At Drayton Hall,…

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Anticipation has been building at Drayton Hall as we gear up for the final phase of the portico rehabilitation project, which includes preservation contractors from Richard Marks Restorations, Inc., beginning the…

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African American history, Breaking News, Conservation, Staff, Uncategorized

George McDaniel, the driving force behind the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust for more than 25 years, has announced he’ll be stepping down at the end of the month. It’s bittersweet…

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Janie Clayton, beloved friend and colleague, passed away last week. On Wednesday evening, May 13th, her family and friends, including the staff of Drayton Hall, gathered here for her memorial service along the…

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