Charleston County, United States
Drayton Hall
Charleston County, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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- Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗
- ReferencearchINFORM↗
- Further readingAtlas Obscura↗
Drayton Hall, located on the Ashley River roughly 15 miles northwest of Charleston, South Carolina, is an 18th-century plantation house and a rare surviving example of Palladian architecture in North America. Uniquely among Ashley River plantation houses, it remained intact through both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The property is designated a National Historic Landmark.
Movement
- Type
- plantation
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Place
- Charleston County, United States
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