The Nemours Mansion: Versailles-Inspired Palace Wilmington, Delaware

The Nemours Mansion: Versailles-Inspired Palace
Wilmington, Delaware

The Nemours Mansion in Wilmington, Delaware was inspired by Versailles and has the largest formal French garden in North America. Originally built in 1910 by Alfred I. du Pont for his second wife, Alicia du Pont, the mansion was recently reopened after a $39 million restoration that took 3 years. The estate grounds include a maze garden, a Temple of Love, and an oval reflecting pool that contains 800,000 gallons of water and covers a third of an acre...

The mansion has 77 rooms and takes up an acre of land. The paintings are by masters including J.M.W. Turner and Breugel the Younger. Have you visited the newly renovated Nemours Mansion & Gardens?

More Info on The Nemours Mansion & Gardens:
• Take a virtual tour of the Nemours Mansion & Gardens
• See The Washington Post slideshow: A Glimpse of a Gilded Age

The Nemour Mansion & Gardens is located at 1600 Rockland Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803 (phone 800.651.6912) and open to visitors Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

(Images: Jim Graham; flickr user bluelibris)

Comments (8)

YUCK!

posted by Menno on July 14th 2009 at 3:22pm
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Yuck?

Your insightful comment is duly noted.

posted by baltimorerowhouse on July 14th 2009 at 3:40pm
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What a gorgeous piece of art. I plan on taking a road trip soon and will definately search out this place. Thanks for the tip - I always knew about Wintertur in DE but never knew about this place.

posted by Beautyeverywhere on July 14th 2009 at 3:48pm
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I like the exterior of the building, and there is a grandness to the staircase. The black and white flooring doesn't work as well though.

Nicolette
http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com

posted by Nicolette Design on July 14th 2009 at 3:48pm
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Everything is beautiful and inspiring.... Funny how you can catch the subtlety of the taste of "the rich on this side of the pond", just a very slight tiny bit out of perfect taste and proportion...

posted by manu_pty on July 14th 2009 at 4:50pm
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Master art work.

posted by chicity1126 on July 14th 2009 at 7:01pm
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our bodies are filled with toxins as a result of this fortune.
i could get used to living there, eating bon bons and wearing fancy little shoes.

posted by yourmomma on July 15th 2009 at 1:30am
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Does anyone else hate the "freshly-mowed" lines on the grass (in general, not just in this picture)? Or is that just a silly pet peeve of mine?

posted by Emika on July 15th 2009 at 8:18am
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