Drayton Hall
Near Charleston, S.C.
1738-42
Official Site
Style: Georgian
Probably the first example of Palladian double portico in America. |
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Note Georgian balustrade |
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Hand carved plaster |
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Plaster cornice molding: modillions, egg-and-dart
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North elevation of the Great Hall |
- Black & white photos copied from Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
- Two drawings from Great Georgian Houses in America, by Architects' Emergency Committee, Vol. 1. Reprinted by Dover Books, 1970
- Color photo by Chuck LaChiusa