Winterthur Museum & Country Estate

Determined to share with the public his vast collection of Americana, Henry Francis du Pont founded Winterthur Museum in 1951. But du Pont did more than establish a great museum and naturalistic garden. In a single lifetime he created an extraordinary American country estate on par with English examples that had evolved over centuries. In its heyday Winterthur had few counterparts; today it is the greatest surviving example of its kind in the nation.