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The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. [2] Covering more than 235 acres (95 ha) along the banks of the Brandywine Creek, the museum and grounds include the first du Pont family home and garden in the United States, the powder yards, and a 19th-century machine shop. [3]
Entrance to Hagley Museum. Hagley Museum and Library [10] is located on 235 acres (0.95 km 2) along the Brandywine Creek. It is “where the du Pont story begins.” [11] Hagley is the site of the Eleutherian Mills gunpowder works founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont in 1802. It provides a glimpse at early American industry and includes ...
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio.It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, and Dale Chihuly artworks.
Hagley visitors can discover more than 200 years of Delaware and American history on tours of first du Pont family residence in America.
In 1952, family members donated 185 acres (0.75 km 2) of land and the DuPont company established a $6,000,000 endowment for the Eleutherian Mill-Hagley Foundation for a museum of industrial history. The Hagley Museum and Library formed in 1957. [4] The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. [2] [3]
It is located between the two portions of the Hagley Museum and Library, which commemorates the early industrial history of the du Pont family. The central portion of the house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story masonry structure with a dormered gable roof and end chimneys. The main facade is four bays wide, with the entrance in the center-left bay.
Kelton House Museum and Garden: Downtown Historic house: Showcases Victorian life and the history of the Underground Railroad: Museum of Biological Diversity Ohio State University campus Natural history Teaching collection, including insects, crustacea, fishes, molluscs, animal and plant specimens [8] Museum of Classical Archaeology
The East Town Street Historic District is a historic district in Downtown Columbus, Ohio.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1982; the district boundaries differ between the two entries.