Nemours Estate
The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic estate in Wilmington, Delaware
- Also known as: “Nemours Mansion and Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Delaware Art Museum.
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is operated by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving children's health. Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Nemours Estate.
Delaware Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Delart, Public domain.
The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. Delaware Art Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of Nemours Estate.
Bancroft Mills
Protected area
Photo: PipChili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bancroft Mills is an abandoned mill complex along Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It has been the site of some of the earliest and most famous mills near Wilmington and was the largest and longest running complex along the Brandywine. Bancroft Mills is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Nemours Estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alapocas and Blue Ball.
Alapocas
Hamlet
Alapocas Run State Park is a 359-acre public recreation area located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary.
Blue Ball
Hamlet
Blue Ball is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Blue Ball is located at the junction of U.S. Route 202, Delaware Route 141, and Delaware Route 261, north of Wilmington.
Woodbrook
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Woodbrook is a suburban community in New Castle County, Delaware.
Nemours Estate
- Categories: museum, botanical garden, building, and tourism
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.77659° or 39° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
-75.55791° or 75° 33′ 29″ westOpen location code
87F6QCGR+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 465148151OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4245099
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Spanish—“Nemours Estate” goes by many names.
- Russian: “сады дюпонт”
- Spanish: “Mansion y jardines Nemours”
- Spanish: “Mansión y jardines Nemours”
- Spanish: “Nemours”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frog Pond and Alapocas Run State Park.
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