City Directories and History: JOHN DRAYTON HOUSE
Constructed after 1746; altered circa 1813, 1900
Presumably constructed by planter John Drayton, builder of nearby Drayton Hall, this dwelling reaffirms Drayton’s interest in Palladian design and symmetrical architectural space. This dwelling maintains a floor plan that includes four-over-four rooms separated by a central hall and stair hall. The house has been remodeled twice: once prior to 1813 when the bowed expansion was added to the west end of the house; and again at the turn of this century when the shallow pediment and the rear wing were added in the Colonial Revival movement. A brick dependency survives to the northeast.
The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
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