2 Ladson Street (John Drayton House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

2 Ladson Street: Copyright: Ronald Ramsey Collection; Origsize: 5x7; Origformat: Print-Photographic
2 Ladson Street

Copyright: Ronald Ramsey Collection; Origsize: 5x7; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

2 Ladson Street (John Drayton House)

Entry/Object ID

LADSON.002.1

Scope and Content

Constructed after 1746; altered ca. 1813, 1900. Presumably constructed by planter John Drayton, builder of nearby Drayton Hall, this dwelling reaffirms Drayton's interest in Palladian design and symmetrical architectural space. This dwelling maintains a floor plan that includes four-over-four rooms separated by a central hall and stair hall. The house has been remodeled twice: once prior to 1813 when the bowed expansion was added to the west end of the house, and again at the turn of the 20th century when the shallow pediment and the rear wing were added in the spirit of the Colonial Revival movement. A brick dependency survives to the northeast. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection letters; requests for alterations; correspondence relating to the management of the property; IRS form 8283; FOHG house histories* (1997, 1981, ca. 1950, undated); narrative history by Robert P. Stockton (1979); newspaper article (DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; early 20th century photo of house (photocopy from publication); photocopy of 1813 plat. *Earlier house history conflicts with later interpretations. See Easement Manager's working files for more information. See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

LADSON.002.

Source or Donor

2 Ladson Street (John Drayton House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ladson Street, Easement Property, Eighteenth-Century Expansion, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 56

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

LADSON.002.2, LADSON.002.3, LADSON.002.4a-b, LADSON.002.5a-c Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 235-236 FOH Tour booklets on Lowcountry Digital Library

General Notes

Note

Notes: Photo #2 in this record from easement donation photographs.

Created By

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Create Date

September 24, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023