Owl’s Nest Country Place
The Greenville Country Club, formerly known as the Owl's Nest Country Place, is a country club at 201 Owl's Nest Road in Greenville, Delaware. The 18-acre property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr, son of Eugene du Pont, as a country estate.Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: country club in Greenville, Delaware
- Also known as: “Greenville Country Club”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centreville Historic District and Mt. Airy School No. 27.
Centreville Historic District
Protected area
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Centreville Historic District is a national historic district located at Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings and were built between 1820 and 1920. Centreville Historic District is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Owl’s Nest Country Place.
Mt. Airy School No. 27
Historic site
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Mt. Airy No. 27 School is a historic one-room school built in 1863 in Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed and built as a one-room, one-teacher school, and operated as such from 1863 to 1932. Mt. Airy School No. 27 is situated 1 mile north of Owl’s Nest Country Place.
Carpenter-Lippincott House
House
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Carpenter-Lippincott House is a historic home located at Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1840, and is a three-story, stuccoed stone dwelling in the Italianate-style. Carpenter-Lippincott House is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Owl’s Nest Country Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centerville and Mount Cuba.
Centerville
Village
Centerville, also known as Centreville, is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Centerville is now known primarily for being the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington, and the home of Governor Jack Markell.
Mount Cuba
Hamlet
Mount Cuba Historic District is a national historic district at Mount Cuba, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It encompasses twelve contributing buildings, one contributing site, and four contributing structures on seven properties that lie along County Road 261. Mount Cuba is situated 2 miles southwest of Owl’s Nest Country Place.
Winterthur
Hamlet
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. Winterthur is situated 2 miles southeast of Owl’s Nest Country Place.
Owl’s Nest Country Place
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.81533° or 39° 48′ 55″ northLongitude
-75.62357° or 75° 37′ 25″ westOpen location code
87F6R98G+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 373702213OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q18127171
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In Other Languages
“Owl’s Nest Country Place” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “オウルズ・ネスト・カントリー・プレイス”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Joseph Chandler House and Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
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