“A Change is Gonna Come”
. Annie Brown Meyers (above left being interviewed by the author) was a descendant of the Bowens family and niece of Richmond Bowens. Her mother, Lucille Bowens, grew up at Drayton Hall and probably named her daughter after her mother, Anna Bowens. She instilled in...
“The Highest Form of Construction in that Era”
Richard “Moby” Marks, preservation contractor (shown above). For decades, he has worked on the preservation and repair of Drayton Hall. Imagining the house as a “time machine,” he explains why Drayton Hall was, and is still, unique and enables us...
Drayton Hall’s Masonry? Let’s Ask An Expert.
Craig M. Bennett Jr., PE, (shown above), is the president of Bennett Preservation Engineering, PC, in Charleston. A native Charlestonian, he is a structural engineer, specializing in historic preservation. GWM: How would you characterize Drayton Hall’s...
Grandmother’s House
First on Facebook – June 29, 2021 Click on the Facebook logo in the upper right corner above to read all the comments and enlarge the photos, or read the transcript below. Lucille Blunt, above right, remembering her youth while living with her...
“Always Stir in One Direction…”
First on Facebook – June 24, 2021 Click on the Facebook logo in the upper right corner above to read all the comments and enlarge the photos, or read the transcript below. GWM: Could you describe the values and skills of your mother, who grew up at Drayton...About Us
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