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Tom Mayes, deputy general counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is writing a series of blog posts about why old places matter. In his most recent post, Mayes wrote about the relationship between identity and place. Many who visit Drayton Hall walk away feeling a sense of place here. This “power of place” feeling that people get from visiting historic sites can be difficult to explain. Mayes writes about the significant landmarks in his life, and how losing these sites have impacted him. We would like to hear from our readers: Do you feel connected to Drayton Hall? How might you feel if Drayton Hall were lost? Click the link to read Mayes’ post and comment below with your thoughts.
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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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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I recently found a photo from the day my graduate school cohort first visited Drayton Hall. In this 2009 photograph, I’m seated on the portico with my classmates listening to…
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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.
