Longwood gets bit more du Ponty by adding Granogue estate

Longwood gets bit more du Ponty by adding Granogue estate

Longwood Gardens will acquire and manage the 505-acre Granogue estate. Photo by Jim Graham Longwood Gardens, founded by Pierre S. du Pont in the early 1900s, is about to get another dose of du Pont. The Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, gardens and The Conservation Fund will acquire and operate the longtime du Pont estate Granogue located in New Castle County. The 505-acre private estate includes the long-time residence of the late Irénée “Brip” and…

Longwood Gardens to acquire famed du Pont estate Granogue

Longwood Gardens will acquire the roughly 505-acre du Pont family estate known as Granogue following the passing of its longtime owner.

Longwood gets bit more du Ponty by adding Granogue estate

Longwood Gardens will acquire and manage the 505-acre Granogue estate. Photo by Jim Graham Longwood Gardens, founded by Pierre S. du Pont in the early 1900s, is about to get another dose of du Pont. The Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, gardens and The Conservation Fund will acquire and operate the longtime du Pont estate Granogue located in New Castle County. The 505-acre private estate includes the long-time residence of the late Irénée “Brip” and…