Nemours Estate

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Nemours Estate is a historic Gilded Age mansion and formal French-style garden complex built by industrialist Alfred I. du Pont, now serving as a museum and cultural attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic estate
historic house museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
French neoclassical
builtBy Alfred I. du Pont
constructionStartDate 1909
country United States of America
surface form: United States
floorCount 5
formerOwner Alfred I. du Pont
hasArea over 200 acres
hasBuilding carriage house
garage
gardener’s cottage
mansion
hasCollection European antiques
decorative arts
fine art
historic automobiles
hasFeature carillon tower
chauffeur’s garage
conservatory
formal boxwood gardens
fountains
long vista lawn
maze-like hedges
ornamental ironwork
reflecting pool
sculptures
sunken gardens
hasGardenStyle French formal landscape
formal French garden
hasLandscapeArchitecturalInfluence Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inception early 20th century
locatedIn Wilmington, Delaware
namedAfter Nemours, France
nearestCity Wilmington
numberOfRooms 70
openToPublic yes
operator Nemours Foundation
ownedBy Nemours Foundation
partOf Brandywine Valley
surface form: Brandywine Valley attractions
region Brandywine Valley
state Delaware
use cultural attraction
museum

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Wilmington, Delaware hasLandmark Nemours Estate
Alfred I. du Pont residence Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Nemours estate, Delaware
Alfred I. du Pont burialPlace Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Nemours Estate, Wilmington, Delaware
Du Pont hasLegacyInstitution Nemours Estate
Thomas Hastings notableWork Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Nemours Mansion and Gardens (Wilmington, Delaware)
Nemours Foundation namedAfter Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Nemours estate in Delaware
Epping Forest estate, Florida category Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Du Pont family residences
Jessie Ball du Pont residence Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Nemours estate, Delaware
Brandywine Valley knownFor Nemours Estate
this entity surface form: Du Pont family estates
Brandywine Valley hasAttraction Nemours Estate