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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 hardware, and related evidence of objects that were once hung or otherwise mounted on the walls inside Drayton Hall. This impressive undertaking resulted in a 126-page report and would not have been possible without the support of the Charles Scott Riley III Fund. Hannah’s work advances our ability to study Drayton Hall’s historic interiors and parse the locations of fine and decorative arts as well as more utilitarian objects used for lighting or storage.
Excerpt from Hannah’s Report Documenting Nail Holes Inside Drayton Hall -Hannah Truman, 2024 Riley Collections Fellow
It was nearly fifty years ago that brothers Charles and Frank Drayton wrestled with the future of their family’s homeseat- Drayton Hall. Privately held by the Drayton family for seven…
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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…
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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.
