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Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield (August 3, 1877 – July 11, 1958) was an American heiress, historic preservationist, and philanthropist. She was the great-granddaughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
Louise du Pont, 13 years old in 1890, lived at another family home, Winterthur, two miles away. The explosion broke most of the windows in the Winterthur house and surely terrified her. She...
Caroline Western, curator of collections at the Hagley Museum, gives a talk about Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield, among the most important figures in Americ...
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Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958. Louise Evelina DuPont Crowninshield was born August 3, 1877 at Winterthur in New Castle County, Delaware. She was the great granddaughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
13. Mai 2020 · Louise du Pont Crowninshield and What She Collected. From the 1930s to her death in 1958, Louise du Pont Crowninshield was one of the leaders of the Historic Preservation movement. In 1949, she was one of the founders of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
3. Aug. 2020 · Today is the birthday of Louise du Pont Crowninshield, who was born on this day. Louise spent her life working on projects related to ecological preservation, charity, and horticulture. Aside from her philanthropic efforts, Louise is remembered as the last du Pont to live in the residence at Winterthur ("Winner-TOUR") before it ...
She was the last du Pont to live on the Eleutherian Mills estate. This collection consists of photographic and graphic materials primarily of Crowninshield's extended du Pont family and friends. The collection has been organized into four series: Family portraits, Travel photographs, Residences, and Mary Pauline Foster du Pont sketches and ...
