Country Estate
Determined to share with the
public his vast collection of
Americana, Henry Francis du Pont
founded Winterthur Museum in
1951. But du Pont did more than
establish a great museum, he went
on to build a naturalistic garden. In
a single lifetime he created an
extraordinary American Country
Estate with English examples that
had evolved over centuries. In it's
heyday Winterthur had few
counterparts; today it is the
greatest surviving example of it's
kind in the nation.
Determined to share with the
public his vast collection of
Americana, Henry Francis du Pont
founded Winterthur Museum in
1951. But du Pont did more than
establish a great museum, he went
on to build a naturalistic garden. In
a single lifetime he created an
extraordinary American Country
Estate with English examples that
had evolved over centuries. In it's
heyday Winterthur had few
counterparts; today it is the
greatest surviving example of it's
kind in the nation.
The Winterthur Gardens and Estate
Winterthur's 1,000-acre country estate encompasses rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests.
Founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as
the basis for his life's work in the garden. He selected the choicest plants from around the world
to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating
a succession of bloom from late January to November. Du Pont translated his love of the land into a
unified work of art that embodies a romantic vision of nature's beauty.
Winterthur's 1,000-acre country estate encompasses rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests.
Founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as
the basis for his life's work in the garden. He selected the choicest plants from around the world
to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating
a succession of bloom from late January to November. Du Pont translated his love of the land into a
unified work of art that embodies a romantic vision of nature's beauty.
Country Estate
Determined to share with the
public his vast collection of
Americana, Henry Francis du Pont
founded Winterthur Museum in
1951. But du Pont did more than
establish a great museum, he went
on to build a naturalistic garden. In
a single lifetime he created an
extraordinary American Country
Estate with English examples that
had evolved over centuries. In it's
heyday Winterthur had few
counterparts; today it is the
greatest surviving example of it's
kind in the nation.
Determined to share with the
public his vast collection of
Americana, Henry Francis du Pont
founded Winterthur Museum in
1951. But du Pont did more than
establish a great museum, he went
on to build a naturalistic garden. In
a single lifetime he created an
extraordinary American Country
Estate with English examples that
had evolved over centuries. In it's
heyday Winterthur had few
counterparts; today it is the
greatest surviving example of it's
kind in the nation.
The Winterthur Gardens and Estate
Winterthur's 1,000-acre country estate encompasses rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests.
Founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as
the basis for his life's work in the garden. He selected the choicest plants from around the world
to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating
a succession of bloom from late January to November. Du Pont translated his love of the land into a
unified work of art that embodies a romantic vision of nature's beauty.
Winterthur's 1,000-acre country estate encompasses rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests.
Founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as
the basis for his life's work in the garden. He selected the choicest plants from around the world
to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating
a succession of bloom from late January to November. Du Pont translated his love of the land into a
unified work of art that embodies a romantic vision of nature's beauty.
