Drayton Hall
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Drayton Hall is an 18th-century plantation house located on the Ashley River about 15 miles northwest of Charleston, South Carolina, and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston, west of
Drayton Hall (front)
The John Drayton House at 2 Ladson St. in downtown Charleston, South Carolina was built after 1746 by John Drayton, the builder of Drayton Hall, and shows his preference for the Georgian Palladian style.
Drayton Hall plantation house viewed from behind one of several live oaks.
Drayton Hall plantation house by Carol M. Highsmith.
John Drayton
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John Drayton II was the 40th governor of South Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Drayton Hall
…by square and rectangular chambers. Pedimented chimney-pieces in the house echo designs of Inigo Jones. The mansion was built for the grandfather of John Drayton, John Drayton Sr. (c. 1715–1779; son of Thomas and Ann Drayton) after he bought the property in 1738. For many decades, the house was thought to have…
John Drayton