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Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The museum and estate were the home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), Winterthur's founder and a prominent antiques collector and horticulturist.
Nemours was created by Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–10 as a gift for his second wife, Alicia. It was named for the north-central French town of Nemours, which was affiliated with his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours.
Winterthur: Winterthur, Delaware: Henry Francis du Pont: Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: 1932: Georgian Revival: Henry Francis du Pont: 8 (tie) 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m 2) Cornelius Vanderbilt II House: New York, New York: Cornelius Vanderbilt II (demolished in 1926) 1882: Châteauesque: George B. Post: 8 (tie) 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m 2 ...
Christmas carries a religious significance, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. On the other hand, Yuletide is a broader, more inclusive term that refers to a spectrum of sacred and secular ...
Ruth Wales was born in the wealthy New York suburb of Hyde Park on June 10, 1889, the only child of Edward Howe Wales and Ruth Holmes Hawks Wales. Her father was a stockbroker, Theodore Roosevelt aide, US Navy Reserve commodore, and philander who preferred to stay in Washington, D.C. Ruth grew up in Hyde Park with her grandmother and mother, to whom she was very close.
Around 7 p.m. on December 1, 2017, deputies with the Park County Sheriff’s Office were called to a house fire at a home in Bailey, Colo. The 911 caller told a dispatcher that there were people ...
One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the U.S. president-elect's social media and streaming company.
Eulachhalle is an arena located in Winterthur, Switzerland. It is primarily used for team handball and is the home arena of Pfadi Winterthur and Yellow Winterthur. Eulachhalle holds 2,300 people. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden performed a live during the tour Virtual XI World Tour, the second of October 1998.