The Drayton Hall, the last of eighteeen similar Georgian homes which were burned after the War of the States by Union. Near Sumerville, South Carolina. This house was saved because it housed patriots ill with smallpox and the troops dared not enter the grounds for fear of their own health. It was built in about 1740 and represents Georgian architecture
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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Date
01/01/1936
Contributors
Mydans, Carl, photographer
Location
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 32.77647, -79.93105
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html