Architecture Around the World

Drayton Hall
Near Charleston, S.C.
1738-42
Official Site
Style:
Georgian


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Probably the first example of Palladian double portico in America.

 

Note Georgian balustrade

Chimneypiece with broken pediment

Hand carved plaster

Plaster cornice molding: modillions, egg-and-dart

North elevation of the Great Hall



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