LOWCOUNTRY CHARM

Founders Hall is an ideal venue for rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, retreats, seminars, corporate meetings, family reunions, holiday parties and more. In the gold-level LEED-certified green building, natural light streams through a glass wall that spans the length of the hall, while a landscaped courtyard beckons guests outdoors.

GREAT HALL

• 300-guest capacity with seating available for 235
• 3 satellite televisions with audiovisual capabilities
• Fully equipped catering kitchen
• Large screened porch with a wood-burning fireplace
• Tent stakes in the beautifully landscaped courtyard
• Audiovisual equipment
  • Three 52-inch HDTV screens with 8 speakers, satellite, Blu-ray/DVD player, laptop, and hand-held and lapel wireless microphones
• 15 stainless-steel chandeliers
  • Inner light: 11-inch round, Full light: 34-inch round
• Acoustic Panels
  • Inner Panel: 47 inches x 79 inches. Full panel: 67 inches x 95 inches
  • Overall back wall: 71 inches x 115 inches
• Retractable Kitchen Wall
  • Panels: 40 inches x 90 inches. Overall: 218 inches x 96 inches
• Sloped ceiling: 128 inches
• Furniture Included
  • 19 60-inch rounds
  • 18 6-foot conference/banquet tables
  • 235 white GiGi polyshell chairs
  • 2 podiums

LOUNGE

• Ideal for 49 guests
• Private owner’s suite
• Gas fireplace
• Private courtyard
• One 52-inch HDTV screen with 8 speakers, Satellite, Blu-ray/DVD player and laptop 
• Kitchenette with refrigerator
• Owner’s suite with private bathroom
• Private courtyard 
• Leather furniture Included

OUTDOORS

• Screened patio: 24 feet x 74 feet x 118 inches
• Wood-burning fireplace: 168 inches x 91 inches
• Deck with steps leading to concrete pad and courtyard: 10 feet x 74 feet
• Tent rigging points allow for two sizes of tents: 40 feet x 55 feet or 40 feet x 70 feet
• Landscaped courtyard
  • Grand lawn measurement: 42 feet x 129 feet
  • Small lawn measurement: 39 feet x 78 feet
• Sidewalk clearance behind building: 7-feet wide

CATERING KITCHEN

• Two warming ovens 
• Double refrigerator 
• Freezer 
• Ice machine
• Electric oven and stove
• Microwave
• Glass washer
• Triple sink
• Stainless-steel prep tables
• Countertop serving station
• On-site dumpster 
• Adjacent vendor load-in and parking area

CATERING GUIDELINES

• Approved, licensed, and insured catering and bar service.
• Caterers and bar service must provide protective mats under all active food stations and bars located indoors.
• Vendors must use main restroom in lobby.
• Caterers are responsible for providing trash can liners.
• All trash shall be removed from the building and grounds and properly disposed of in the provided dumpster.
• Breakdown all boxes and place next to the dumpster for recycling. 
• All trash cans must be cleaned and re-bagged.
• Do not dump ice on landscape or in grass.
• Rentals shall be broken down and stored at vendor load-in area for same night pickup.
• Remove all items from kitchen equipment and clean up spills.
• Kitchen floor shall be swept and spot-mopped.
• Counters, sinks and all equipment must be thoroughly cleaned and wiped down.
• A catering representative is required to check out with the Founders Hall Manager-on-Duty, or the client’s security deposit will not be returned.

PARKING

• Complimentary guest parking