Nemours Estate

I have lived very close to here my whole life but this was the first time I checked it out!
Beautiful gardens and house, very well maintained and the staff was super friendly
Definitely would recommend!

Beautiful house! 3 stories of beautiful rooms and a lot of history. Instead of a tour on the hour, there were guides in pretty much every room to describe the Du Pont family and objects in the house as well as answer questions.

Right now, the house is decorated for the holidays, so it's got a lot of beautiful trees in most rooms. I enjoyed seeing a lot of historic and artistic objects and interacting with the staff. The house was state of the art at the time, so it was really interesting learning about some of the ways Du Pont strove to make the house run the most efficiently. Plus, he had a bowling alley in the basement.

The house is on the same property as a children's hospital, where a lot of the money went. So not only was the money well-spent on a grand house, but it lives on to this day helping children. It is a little expensive, but it's also nice to stroll around the grounds. There is a garage with some vintage Rolls-Royces, so don't forget your property map and take time to stroll around outside after you're done inside.

Absolutely BREATHTAKING! I really took my time in each room and thoroughly enjoyed my experience. The people employed there REALLY know the history and background and because i was there on a day with hardly no visitors, I was able to talk to everyone and even get insider knowledge on all sorts of things im sure i wouldnt have been told had it been crowded. Exquisite taste and fantastic detail all over the house.

My favorite place was the bowling alley and the views from the window.

As someone who has lived in the area for most of my life, when I say I was surprised at the hidden beauty of the Nemours Estate for it being in Delaware, I was shook.

It was $20.00 for Sunday admission. My friend and I had no idea what to expect going in. Apparently Nemours Estate is the largest French garden in North America. It was gorgeous! My breath was taken away by the landscaping and the statues and fountains. I can't state enough of how beautiful it is here and I don't believe my photos do it justice.

There is a free shuttle that takes you on a 25 minute tour of the grounds. Take it! You learn so much about the estate and the family

When you are ready, go take a tour of the inside of the house. I thought the house and property were from the 1800s and to learn it was from 1930s - 1970s blew my mind. There is so much to take in and I want to go back just to see it all again.

Very well maintained mansion, gardens and grounds of the DuPont family. $20 per person entry fee is well spent to offset the considerable staff kept full time to operate this "simple" great house of the early 1920's.

Not ostentatious but rather human scale, it does not impress in the way that the grand palaces and chateaux of France upon which it is modeled do. The gardens are simple yet reverent , and the reflecting pool is cornered with exquisite gleaming white marble sculpture celebrating the human form.

Yes there are a lot of rooms, but no grand ballroom, a dining room and not a dining hall, a writing room and not a grand library. The plan is decidedly livable and efficient.

A van tour takes visitors around the grounds to see various interesting spots, ending at the garage and chauffeur's residence.

I finally got to see where the quirky Cadillac logo comes from a hundred years ago, it makes much more sense in the original design. GM should go back to this old look.

And I guessed the year of their newest Rolls within 2 years. Not bad.

Went last year and had a great time. The mansion was beautiful and the grounds were well maintained. Highly recommend touring.

The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with formal gardens and mansion, built to resemble a French chateau. It has 105 rooms on four floors and occupies nearly 47,000 square feet. Created in 1909 by Alfred DuPont as a gift for his second wife, Alicia, the mansion is an eclectic collection of antiques, artwork, and tapestries. The grounds are beautiful and boast many fountains, a reflecting pool, sunken gardens, Russian gates, English gates, and a maze garden. While touring the mansion, you're sure to see interesting antique furniture in Mr. and Mrs. DuPont's sitting rooms and bedrooms. An impressive library has a large collection of classic literature. Plenty of docents on site to answer any questions or simply explain the furnishings and history of each room. Worth checking out if you're in the area. After touring the mansion, spend some time along The Long Walk in nature. Beautiful and peaceful.

I have seen a fair amount of mansions from Newport, RI, up the Hudson River Valley, Biltmore, and on the West Coast. I really really enjoyed touring this house and gardens. The staff was so helpful and very knowledgeable. I loved that they had things for kids to look at and lots of information about dogs. The grounds and gardens were beyond fabulous. I was with my elderly mother who has trouble walking so we took the bus tour around the estate and we had a golf cart ride to the chauffeur's garage. The bus was air conditioned so that was very pleasant. My only suggestion to the estate would be to get an app and provide self guide audio tours on personal phones.

This place reminded me so much of my trip to Paris when I saw Versailles. If you can't make it to Paris, just come here! The grounds are BEAUTIFUL and the mansion is amazing. I don't remember how much it was but I remember thinking this was a great deal. I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't see the 2nd floor. I don't know if that's because of Covid or they just never opened it to the public. The staff was super friendly and helpful and it was just a great place overall, just very interesting and informative. I would highly recommend this place if you are in the area.

Be transported to the Gilded Age. This A. i. Dupont home was based on Versailles in France. It is decorated with artwork, furniture, etc. Yet it was still a home for family and friends enjoyment with a billiards room, bowling alley, work out room and a music room. The large pool was originally 5 ft deep for swimming till it was changed recently to the 1ft pool with fountain. Looking forward to coming back to see all the decorations at Christmas time.