New Castle is second only to
Williamsburg, Virginia in the number and authenticity of its historic
structures, but unlike Williamsburg, it is a living, vibrant community.
Tour the town’s museums and historic sites, which are open throughout the year.
Originally an elite 145-acre country club for DuPont employees and later for MBNA employees, Deerfield is now a public facility operated by Forewinds Hospitality in partnership with the State of Delaware. It features an outstanding 18- hole championship golf course and a glass-enclosed conference center that can accommodate up to 800 attendees seated theatre style in its 10,000 square foot ballroom. Three smaller breakout rooms are available, too.
• THINGS TO DO
Visit the du Pont Mansions and Gardens. The du Pont story in Delaware begins at Hagley Museum and Library where E.I. du Pont settled in 1802 and began har- nessing the power of the Brandywine River to produce high quality gunpowder, thus laying the foundation for the DuPont Company.
It continues at Winterthur where Henry Francis du Pont amassed the world’s most impressive collection of American decorative arts. His collection is on dis- play inside the 175-room mansion, which is surrounded by the beautiful naturalistic gardens he designed.
Commissioned by Alfred I. du Pont and modeled after Marie Antoinette’s Le Petit Trianon, Nemours Mansion and Gardens
is filled with fabulous paintings, antiques, chandeliers and tapestries. Outside, it boasts North America’s finest formal French gardens, along with sculptures and colonnades.
Longwood Gardens is Pierre Samuel du Pont’s horticultural extravaganza with more than 1,000-acres of outdoor gar- dens and four-acres of gardens under glass in its conservatory.
Located off I-95, just minutes south of Wilmington, historic New Castle is sec- ond only to Williamsburg, VA in the num- ber and authenticity of its historic struc- tures, but unlike Williamsburg, it is a liv- ing, vibrant community. Tour the town’s museums and historic sites, which are open throughout the year.
On May 19, residents in this 350-year old town open their homes and gardens to the public from 10 am until 4 pm. The Annual House and Garden Tour is a unique opportunity to go inside private homes that are well over 200 years old. See how they’ve been adapted to 21st century living and admire their carefully manicured gardens. Throughout the day, enjoy complimentary walking tours along cobblestone paths, colonial music and games, horse drawn carriage rides and savory treats at local restaurants.
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