Winterthur (Explored)
A partial view of the main house at Winterthur. It is tucked into the landscape in such a way as to make it hard to get a full view- I'm sure that was intentional.
Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”) is the premier museum of American decorative arts, with an unparalleled collection of nearly 90,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the du Pont family lived here, as well as in permanent and changing exhibition galleries.
On the house tour we got to see about 20 of those rooms. The house is nine stories tall! An amazing place.
Winterthur (Explored)
A partial view of the main house at Winterthur. It is tucked into the landscape in such a way as to make it hard to get a full view- I'm sure that was intentional.
Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”) is the premier museum of American decorative arts, with an unparalleled collection of nearly 90,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the du Pont family lived here, as well as in permanent and changing exhibition galleries.
On the house tour we got to see about 20 of those rooms. The house is nine stories tall! An amazing place.