The large colonial home owned by the DuPont family has recently increased its selling price from $6 million to $7 million, amidst news of a new subdivision project in the Delaware area.
The 61-acre DuPont mansion is located near Wilmington, Delaware. The increase in the DuPont mansion's selling price is attributed to the proposed subdivision project in the area, reports Curbed. The family estate was originally listed at $6 million last summer.
The Delaware property is a historic Georgian-inspired, brick manor house, reports Luxury Portfolio, and has 9 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and 3 half baths. The elegant home boasts of 15-foot ceilings, a grand staircase leading to a balcony overlooking the entrance hall and ornately decorated formal rooms perfect for entertaining.
The DuPont family estate features arched doorways, raised-panel wainscoting, original Gracie wallpaper, and double doors that leads into the living and dining rooms. Multiple fireplaces are spread all throughout the colonial styled house. The luxurious house also boasts of a large kitchen, bedrooms with en-suite baths and a spacious master suite. There is also a private guest suite that has two bedrooms and a marbled bath.
Also located on the grounds of the Delaware property are several outbuildings which includes a two bedroom farmhouse and a three bedroom tenant house. There's also a 24-stall barn where the DuPont family are raising Morgan horses. Aside from the outbuildings, the property also boasts of an in-ground pool and is surrounded by manicured lawns and lush greenery.
The house was built in 1936 where Helen Page Echols, wife of a DuPont executive, commissioned architect William Lawrence Bottomley to design the 12,000 square foot Georgian inspired mansion, reports Architectural Digest. Thirty years after the house was built, Henry E.I. Du Pont, the son of William Du Pont Jr., bought the estate.
The Delaware property is also known as Stockton-Montmorency and has been home to members of Henry's family since its purchase.
