Hagley Museum and Library

Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library is located in Delaware
Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library is located in the United States
Hagley Museum and Library
Nearest cityWilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Coordinates39°46′50″N 75°34′30″W / 39.78056°N 75.57500°W / 39.78056; -75.57500
Area235 acres (95 ha)
Builtbeginning 1802
NRHP reference No.84000819[1]
Significant dates
Opened1957
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1966

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] On the hillside below the mansion lies a Renaissance Revival garden, with terraces and statuary,[4] created in the 1920s by Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield (1877–1958).[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#84000819)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Home". Hagley Museum and Library. Retrieved July 3, 2021. 200 Hagley Creek Road Wilmington, DE 19807 - It is outside of the Wilmington city limits
  3. ^ "In Delaware and Pennsylvania, a peek at the homes that big money built". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Crowninshield Garden". Hagley. April 23, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "What is Hagley". Hagley Museum. January 15, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy