1770s and was leaving South Carolina. John Drayton consolidated the various Drayton properties, and his descendants have controlled them since. The house is located in the Ashley River Historic District, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. Drayton Hall is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and managed by the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust, which opened the house to the public in 1976. Gallery See also List of the oldest buildings in South Carolina List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina References External links Drayton Hall homepage The Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc. Drayton Hall, Charleston County (S.C. Hwy. 61, Charleston vicinity) (with 37 photographs), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History Great Buildings on-line: Drayton Hall South Carolina Plantations: Drayton Hall Slave cabins and quarters in the United States Houses completed in 1752 1752 establishments in South Carolina South Carolina in the American Civil War National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina Drayton family Historic house museums in South Carolina Plantation houses in South Carolina Palladian Revival architecture in the United States Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina Museums in Charleston, South Carolina Historic American Buildings Survey in South Carolina National Trust for Historic Preservation Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina