Mystery painting of Drayton Hall turns out to be very real

Image by Drayton HallImage by 20081026drayton.jpg The walls extending from the main building had been forgotten before the painting was uncovered.

Late last year a photocopy of a mystery watercolor turned up in Drayton Hall's mailbox. And the circa 1865 painting challenged many beliefs about the past appearance of the building.

Read more stories on this subject in our Drayton Hall topic page.It took a bit of sleuthing, but it turns out the painting was very real.

The Post and Courier's Robert Behre has the story on what truths the painting has helped uncover and just where that painting came from.

Read about it over here.