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Preservation, Trish Smith

I recently found a photo from the day my graduate school cohort first visited Drayton Hall. In this 2009 photograph, I’m seated on the portico with my classmates listening to…

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Archaeology, Breaking News, Conservation, Preservation, Press, Press Releases

Stephen J. Wood Conservation Laboratory PR Join us on October 1, 2022 at 10:00AM as we honor and celebrate the opening of The Stephen J. Wood Conservation Laboratory. The Stephen…

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Conservation, Interiors, Preservation, Trish Smith

If you’ve climbed the mahogany staircase at Drayton Hall in the last few years, you’ve likely heard what we dubbed, “the safety speech.” All visitors to the second floor were…

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Carter C. Hudgins, Development/Fundraising, Friends of Drayton Hall, Preservation

“Few understand nature of true restoration work.” Budding preservationist Stephen J. Wood penned this remark in his daybook in May of 1980. Three months later, Wood was dismantling scaffolding erected…

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Preservation, Trish Smith

As I sit at my desk drinking coffee and reading the first emails of the day, my cell phone lights up with a new text message alert. From Hoyt Roberts,…

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drayton hall historic preservation histori home plantation charleston sc stair hall renovation project nov 2021
Architecture, Breaking News, Preservation, Trish Smith

The much-anticipated stairhall project officially began in November, and the project is moving forward at an exciting pace! Hoyt Roberts of Richard Marks Restorations is leading the construction team tasked…

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