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| Nemours Mansion. Photo by S. Fox © 2002 |
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Nemours Mansion & Gardens
Rockland Rd. between Children's Drive & Rt. 202
Wilmington, DE
302.651.6912
The mansion is closed for a $39 million renovation program. It is scheduled to reopen to the public May 1, 2008.
Overview
Nemours, the former 300 acre estate of Alfred I. du Pont, is named after the du Pont ancestral home in north central France.
 The Mansion is an excellent example of modified Louis XVI French château. It was designed by Carrere and Hastings of New York City and was built between 1909 and 1910 by Smyth and Son of Wilmington, Delaware. The mansion has 102 rooms and is furnished, as you would expect, with fine period antiques, rare oriental rugs, tapestries and paintings dating back as far as the 15th century.
The gardens, their design influenced by Mr. duPont's many trips to Europe, are beautifully landscaped and include a working carillon tower, natural woodlands and extensive formal French gardens.
Guided tours are the only way guests are able to see the house and grounds.  Tours take a minimum of two hours and include rooms on three floors followed by a bus tour of the gardens. The tours are excellent and the tour guides are very knowledgeable about the home, it's furnishings and the life of the duPonts. You will see what it was like to live on a grand scale at the beginning of the 20th century, including the estate's billiard room and bowling alley, and necessities like the ice-making and bottling rooms.
Hours of Operation Guided tours - May through December. Tuesdays through Saturdays 9AM, 11AM, 1PM & 3PM. Sundays: 11AM, 1PM & 3PM.
Admission Reservations are recommended for individuals and required for groups. The reservations office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30AM - 4PM. There is a charge for admission. Visitors must be over 12 years old.
Handicap Accessible Not accessible to people with disabilities.
Camera Policy Photographs are not permitted inside the mansion, but are permitted in the gardens.
Directions Nemours is situated on Rockland Road, on the property of the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for children between Children's Drive and Route 202, directly across from the Ronald McDonald House.
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