. 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
First on Facebook – June 19, 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: What has your work on Drayton Hall taught you? Richard...
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