The Athenaeum of Philadelphia & The Philadelphia Chapter of the Institute for Classical Architecture/Classical America presents
THE DU PONTS: HOUSES AND GARDENS IN THE BRANDYWINE
a lecture and book signing by Maggie Lidz, historian and author
September 16, 2009 at 5:30 pm
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
219 South 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3794

Admission Is Free ~ Advance Registration Required
(215) 925-2688 or sgallo@philaathenaeum.org

No American family dominated a single state longer than the du Ponts of Delaware. They built neighboring houses, gardens, and farms that spanned miles of rolling hills in Delaware’s Brandywine Valley. Join Maggie Lidz as she presents rare period photographs of some of the family’s 25 family houses and gardens featured in a new Acanthus Press publication, including Winterthur, Longwood, and Nemours. Copies of the book, The du Ponts: Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine, 1900-1951, will be available for sale at the event.