your5best | NEMOURS ESTATE - Wilmington, Delaware - Drone Video @freshishealthy | Uploaded August 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This 300-acre estate features more than 105 rooms and the largest French gardens in North America. Alfred DuPont built this 47,000 square feet mansion as a gift for his wife, Alicia. The estate houses 77 bedrooms, 18th century furniture, a Louis XVI grandfather clock from 1785 and a chauffeur's chateau featuring some of the nation's oldest automobiles. The six gardens which create the incredibly beautiful landscape include:
• Box garden: Box edging & French fount
• Colonnade: Memorial for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
• Maze Garden: Hedges with statues of Triton & Neptune
• Reflecting Pool: One acre long and 40-feet wide
• Sunken Gardens: Lake, grottoes, and various statues
• Temple of Love: Life-sized statue of Diana
This 300-acre estate features more than 105 rooms and the largest French gardens in North America. Alfred DuPont built this 47,000 square feet mansion as a gift for his wife, Alicia. The estate houses 77 bedrooms, 18th century furniture, a Louis XVI grandfather clock from 1785 and a chauffeur's chateau featuring some of the nation's oldest automobiles. The six gardens which create the incredibly beautiful landscape include:
• Box garden: Box edging & French fount
• Colonnade: Memorial for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
• Maze Garden: Hedges with statues of Triton & Neptune
• Reflecting Pool: One acre long and 40-feet wide
• Sunken Gardens: Lake, grottoes, and various statues
• Temple of Love: Life-sized statue of Diana
