South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Parker-Drayton House
circa 1800
Isacc Parker built the original house about 1800 when the waterside of the Ashley River lay along the garden. Colonel William Drayton greatly enlarged the house after 1816, and decorated in the Adam style from 1837 to 1899. Home of the notable family of Charles Manigualt.
Erected by The Preservation Society of Charleston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 32° 46.317′ N, 79° 56.097′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is on Gibbes Street, on the left when traveling east. Located between Lenwood Blvd and Legare Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Gibbes Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Cleland Kinlock Huger House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Fullerton House (about 400 feet away); Toomer-Purse House (about 400 feet away); Simmons-Edwards House (about 400 feet away); William Gibbes House (about 400 feet away); Harth-Middleton House (about 500 feet away); The Reverend Paul Trapier Gervais House
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Regarding Parker-Drayton House. 6 Gibbes St. c.1806
-- The Parker-Drayton House was built c.1806 by lsaac Parker, a planter in St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish, and a brickyard owner. lt was remodeled in the Regency style by Col. William Drayton, with money won in the East Bay Lottery, in 1820. Col. Drayton, an officer in the War of 1812, an attorney and a unionist congressman, moved to Philadelphia after the Nullification controversy. He sold the property in 1837 to Nathaniel Heyward, of Combahee, the owner of 17 plantations. Heyward gave the house to his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Charles Manigault. Charles, who had traveled to China and lived in France, was a noted collector of art and of scientific objects. Their son, Dr. Gabriel Edward Manigault, was a physician and osteologist (one who studies bone structure of vertebrates), an educator, amateur architect, and curator of the Charleston Museum. He laid the parquet floor in the drawing rooms. (Stoney, DYKYC, March 28, 1948; Stoney, News & Courier, March 29, 1964; Stoney, This is Charleston, p.54. )
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 10, 2011
2. Parker-Drayton House Marker
Charles Manigault has been described as a "gentleman capitalist" and "cosmopolitan." He spoke French and prided himself on his wealth and social status.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 6, 2011
3. The Parker Drayton House Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 6, 2011
4. The Parker-Drayton House
Charleston County Public Library
5. The Parker-Drayton House
Historic American Buildings Survey, Charles Bayless, circa 1977
6. Parker Drayton House
Historic American Engineering Record: HABS SC,10-CHAR,107, 70-2
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,586 times since then and 174 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
