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Drayton Hall is the oldest preserved plantation house in America, dating back to 1738.

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Drayton Hall

Drayton Hall is an 18th-century mansion located on the Ashley River about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Charleston, South Carolina and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston, South Carolina, in the "Lowcountry. " An outstanding example of Palladian architecture in North America and the only plantation house on the Ashley River to survive intact through both the Revolutionary and Civil wars, it is a National Historic Landmark. The house was built for John Drayton (c.

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