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1. longwoodgardens.org › history › 1870-19541870-1954: Pierre S. du Pont | Longwood Gardens

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   Pierre S. du Pont was born in 1870 in a DuPont Company house overlooking the Brandywine Creek just north of Wilmington, Delaware. His early years were influenced by the area’s natural beauty and by the du Pont family’s long tradition of gardening.

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2. longwoodgardens.org › blog › 2024/02/14The Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: A Story, A Legacy

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   Feb 14, 2024 · From carefully chosen plants to meaningful flags to symbolic wedding gifts of Pierre and Alice du Pont, the Peirce-du Pont Conservatory captures, in one place, the heart of the Longwood Gardens story—and, following its current refresh, that story not only continues, but thoughtfully evolves.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Longwood_GardensLongwood Gardens - Wikipedia

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   In 1929, Pierre du Pont constructed Longwood's 61-foot-tall stone Chimes Tower based on a similar structure he had seen in France. He purchased the largest set of tower chimes he could find from the J.C. Deagan Company of Chicago after first borrowing one chime to test its carrying power.

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   Who was Pierre du Pont?

   • Pierre du Pont was born in 1870. His early years were influenced by the area’s natural beauty and by the du Pont family’s long tradition of gardening. But not even Pierre himself could have predicted that he would someday become one of the country’s most influential gardeners.

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   When did Pierre du Pont start a garden?

   • It didn’t take Pierre long before he started making his mark on what he called Longwood. In 1907, Pierre laid out his first garden – the 600-foot-long Flower Garden Walk, which is today one of Longwood’s most popular gardens. Ten years after purchasing Longwood, Pierre du Pont was just getting warmed up.

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   What is the Peirce-du Pont Conservatory?

   • The new conservatory was an encapsulation of exactly what Pierre wanted all of Longwood to be—a place to gather amongst the beauty of nature. From carefully chosen plants to meaningful flags to symbolic wedding gifts, the Peirce-du Pont Conservatory captures, in one place, the heart of the Longwood Gardens story. Photo by Steve Fellows.

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   What happened to Pierre du Pont?

   • One of the highlights of Pierre’s final years was the 150 th anniversary of the du Pont’s arrival in the United States, held at Longwood Gardens in 1950 with 632 family members from around the world in attendance. In 1954, just three days after being awarded the Cravate de Commandeur of the French Legion of Honor, Pierre died from a ruptured aorta.

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