Louise du Pont Crowninshield
Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Trust for Historic Preservation |
Lineage
- Father Henry A du Pont
- Brother: Henry Francis du Pont
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Trust for Historic Preservation |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1877/08/03 | Louise Evelina du Pont, the daughter of Henry A du Pont and Pauline Foster du Pont, is born at the family estate, Winterthur. Raised at Winterthur, Louise was educated at home. | Born | Winterthur Museum and Gardens | Winterthur, DE | |||
| 1896/00/00 | Louise Evelina du Pont coming-out party is held in New York in 1896. During the late 1890s, she spent the winter months in New York City, enjoying shopping and social life during the heyday of high society. | Debutante | |||||
| 1897/00/00 | Louise du Pont organizes "Willing Helpers," a group of young women which met Saturday mornings to make clothing for babies at a Wilmington day nursery. She lead this group for three years. | Benefactor | |||||
| 1900/06/28 | Louise du Pont marries Francis B Crowninshield. There were no children by this marriage. They had homes in Marblehead and Boston, Massachusetts, Boca Grande, Florida, and the du Pont family estate, Eleutherian Mills, north of Wilmington, Delaware. | Bride | Marriage of Louise du Pont and Francis B Crowninshield | ||||
| 1925/00/00 | One of Louise du Pont Crowninshield's earliest historic restoration projects was the original du Pont family estate, Eleutherian Mills, where she lived during the spring and fall months. | Work | Eleutherian Mills | Wilmington, DE | |||
| 1930/00/00 | The intricate ceiling over the front stairway is restored by Mrs Francis B Crowninshield of Boston. | Benefactor | Joseph Manigault House | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1934/00/00 | 1934-1952, Louise du Pont Crowninshield works in historic restoration in Virginia, were she was a regent at the Kenmore Association. | Work | Kenmore | Fredericksburg, VA | |||
| 1949/00/00 | National Trust for Historic Preservation is established. | Founding Trustee | |||||
| 1955/00/00 | President Dwight D Eisenhower appoints Louise du Pont Crowninshield to the Boston National Historic Sites Commission. | Work | Boston National Historical Park | Boston | |||
| 1958/07/11 | Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield dies in Wilmington, Delaware. | Died |
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