Charles Drayton House Explained

The Charles Drayton House is a historic Victorian home at 25 East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina.^[1] It was completed in 1886 for Charles H. Drayton (1847-1915),^[2] having been designed by W.B.W. Howe, Jr.^[3]

The location of the house was the former site of the Greek Revival home of Daniel Heyward, which had been destroyed in the Civil War. The ruins were removed for the construction of the new house. The house, built with white brick and black grout, was designed with elements of Queen Anne architecture, Chinese influences and Eastlake detailing.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. News: East Battery Home Dates To Mid-'80s . Charleston News & Courier . December 21, 1981 . October 19, 2013 . Stockton, Robert . B-1.
2. Web site: Charles H Drayton . Find A Grave . November 11, 2013.
3. Web site: East Battery. November 9, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110052502/http://www.ccpl.org/content.asp?id=15628&action=detail&catID=6025. November 10, 2013.
4. Book: Jonathan H. Poston. The Buildings of Charleston: A Guide to the City's Architecture. 1997. Univ of South Carolina Press. 978-1-57003-202-8. 222–.
5. Book: Mary Preston Foster. Charleston: A Historic Walking Tour. registration. 2005. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-1779-7. 40–.