I remember first visiting Drayton Hall when I was writing my Civil War novel, Shades of Gray. The tour had a lasting effect on me, and some aspects of the plantation’s storied h ...

Somewhat famously, if not for the Orton Plantation house, which sits off N.C. 133 ... state's most widely recognized example of 'Southern' architecture." In 2010, Orton was purchased by the ...

Dating back to 1738, Drayton Hall is one of the oldest surviving plantation houses left in the South and remains an exquisite example of Palladian architecture. In fact, Drayton Hall was America's ...