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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Stephen J. Wood Conservation Laboratory PR
Join us on October 1, 2022 at 10:00AM as we honor and celebrate the opening of The Stephen J. Wood Conservation Laboratory. The Stephen J. Wood Conservation Laboratory honors the life and legacy of Stephen and his conservation work completed at Drayton Hall. In August of 1980, Stephen J. Wood, a talented preservationist working at Drayton Hall, tragically lost his life when scaffolding erected on the north side of the main house gave way. Evidence of Wood’s work can still be seen today on the chimney caps, riverfront staircase, and exterior stonework of the main house at Drayton Hall.
Preserving a house as old as Drayton Hall is both an art and a science. Take our work on the conservation of the decorative cast plaster ceiling in the Great…
Read MoreDrayton Hall Preservation Trust has been awarded the 2024 Prize for Excellence and Innovation from The Decorative Arts Trust. This award will help fund the conservation of the Great Hall…
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Hannah Truman is a graduate student completing her MS in the Clemson University Historic Preservation program. As the 2024 Riley Collections Fellow, Hannah documented nail holes, extant hanging…
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3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Open Wednesday - Monday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Closed on Tuesday (gate closes at 3:30 pm). The gate will accept no cash transactions.
