Nemours Estate

Tour Alfred I. du Pont's 77-room mansion, stroll French formal gardens, and see vintage cars in the Chauffeur's Garage.

1600 Rockland Road · Wilmington, DE

About Nemours Estate

Nemours Estate is the 200-acre former home of Alfred I. du Pont, built in 1909 and 1910 to a design by Carrere and Hastings in the manner of a French chateau. A visit covers the 77-room mansion, the Chauffeur's Garage with its vintage automobiles, and formal gardens patterned after Versailles, with a one-acre reflecting pool, a colonnade and a Temple of Love. Woodland and lawns surround the formal axis, so allow time to walk the grounds as well as the house.

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Family Favorite
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