Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall
Charleston, South Carolina 1738-1742
Architect : Unknown
Drayton Hall's two-tiered portico and regular proportions place it among America's earliest expressions of Palladianism. A portico with two levels of superimposed orders was promoted by Palladio in seven of his Quattro Libri villa designs. The feature was particularly favoured in the American South where scores of examples can be found, dating from the colonial period to the present.
Drayton's portico most likely was inspired by Palladio's Villa Cornaro, however, with its three bays and partial recess into the mass of the structure, the house is also similar to Palladio's Villa Pisani at Montagnana. As originally built, Drayton Hall had dependencies connected by curved colonnaded hyphens, giving it an even stronger Palladian character.
The recent discovery of a 1765 watercolor of the plantation house shows these connections. Drayton's designer remains unknown.
The property is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Dimensions: 13"w x 8.5"h x 8"d
Weight: 14.7 lbs
Scale:1:85
$900.00 / £562.50
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