by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2021 | African American History, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family
. 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...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Professionals
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...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Professionals
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...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jun 16, 2021 | African American History, Blog, Books, Community Engagement, Drayton Hall Stories, Education, Historic Preservation, Interpretation, Professionals
First on Facebook – June 16, 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. Part III of III Richard (Moby) Marks, preservation contractor,...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jun 14, 2021 | African American History, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Education, Historic Preservation, Interpretation, Outreach, Professionals
First on Facebook – June 14, 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. Part II of III Richard (Moby) Marks, preservation contractor,...
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