Drayton Hall
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 12 mi. W of Charleston on SC 61, Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Drayton, John, House |
| Reference number | 66000701 |
| Style | Palladian architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 12 mi. W of Charleston on SC 61, Charleston, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.8709° N, 80.0763° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Charleston | 111 listed places in Charleston → · walking tours → |
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The Huguenot Church in CharlestonMargaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, 2018Find at Bookshop.org
St. Philip's Church of CharlestonDorothy Middleton Anderson and Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, 2015Find at Bookshop.org
Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Drayton Hall listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Drayton Hall?
12 mi. W of Charleston on SC 61, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Drayton Hall?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Drayton Hall right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest C-74 Fm Rx, 27 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000701. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.