*Submit a question!* Upcoming interview with Patricia Lowe Smith, Director of Preservation and Archives at Drayton Hall

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Hello!

I have exciting news that this coming week I will be interviewing Patricia Lowe Smith, Director of Preservation and Archives at Drayton Hall!

Drayton Hall is an 18th-century plantation house and historic site near Charleston. The house itself is a premier example of Palladian architecture in America and the history of the plantation offers significant insights into colonial and antebellum life in the South.

In this upcoming interview, I would like to feature reader questions.

Please reply to this email to submit a question for Patricia Lowe Smith on the important work she is doing to preserve Drayton Hall for generations to come!

Here is Patricia’s bio & some insight into her many projects at Drayton Hall:

Patricia “Trish” Lowe Smith is the Curator of Historic Architectural Resources at Drayton Hall. After graduating with a B.A. in Art History from the University of South Carolina Honors College, Smith received her M.S. from the Clemson University and College of Charleston joint graduate program in Historic Preservation. Smith came to Drayton Hall in 2010 as a Wood Family Fellow, and joined the staff permanently upon completion of her fellowship. In 2013, Smith was awarded a residential fellowship at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s Digital History Center to study the application of 3D visualization technology for the documentation and interpretation of cultural heritage sites. During her tenure at Drayton Hall she has assembled the site’s first preservation archive, carried out several architectural conservation projects, launched a digital restoration of Drayton Hall, and is currently managing the rehabilitation of Drayton Hall’s iconic portico.

And here is a 2021 update about the projects Patricia has undertaken to restore this magnificent cultural landmark:

https://draytonhall.org/spring-2021-preservation-update-with-trish-smith/

Yours truly,

Kate

(Writing from Greenville, SC)