The term summer beam - a massive, load-bearing horitzontal timber used in traditional timber framing - does not refer to the season. It traces its roots to the Old/Anglo-French word sommier, which translates to "beast of burden" or "packhorse."
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3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Drayton Hall's main house and landscape are open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (the gate closes at 3:30 p.m.). No cash transactions.
