Our Mission

The Mission of Drayton Hall, a Historic Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is to preserve and interpret Drayton Hall and its environs in order to educate the public and inspire people to embrace historic preservation.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America's story. Staff at the Washington, D.C., headquarters, six regional offices and 28 historic sites work with the Trust's 270,000 members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.

Mission in Action

	7:30 a.m. Members of the grounds staff begin their day long before the first visitors come through the gate. The house is opened up, the grass is cut, and the driveway is graded.
	8:30 a.m. Matt Webster, our director of preservation, examines the limestone steps and portico with the National Trust architect in order to determine appropriate conservation measures.
	9:30 a.m. Joe Scroggins, longtime gatekeeper for Drayton Hall, opens the gate and greets visitors for the first tour of the day.
	10:15 a.m. A fourth grade class takes part in A Day in the Life of a Plantation, one of Drayton Hall's many curriculum-based education programs.
	11:15 a.m. After going on a guided tour of the house, a family participates in Connections: From Africa to America to learn more the African families who lived and worked at Drayton Hall both before and after emancipation
	1:45 p.m. Bob Barker, Drayton Hall's senior interpreter, shares historical photographs and 18th century diary entries with a group of alumni taking part in a special Connoisseur Tour.
	3:00 p.m. Lissa Felzer, Drayton Hall's Ashley River Region Coordinator sends an email campaign to members of the Friends of Drayton Hall so about an upcoming piece of legislation with potential ramifications for local historic districts.
	5:30 p.m. Executive Director George McDaniel heads to a citizens planning committee to discuss the future of the Ashley River Region.