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 Greenville is a bedroom community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, and a suburb of Wilmington. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Greenville as a censu ...

. The property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr., son of

Eugene du Pont Eugène du Pont (November 16, 1840 – January 28, 1902) was an American businessman who served as the first head of the modern-day DuPont corporation. Life and education Du Pont was born on November 16, 1840, at Hagley House in New Castle ...

, as a country estate. It was one of the first major estates to be built by members of the

Du Pont family The du Pont family () or Du Pont family is a prominent family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. Currently residing in the U.S. states of Delaware and Pennsylvania, the Du Ponts have been ...

in northern Delaware. The main house and three outbuildings were designed by Harrie T. Lindeberg in the Tudor Revival style, and were built in 1915. The estate's grounds were landscaped by Franklin Meehan and William Warner Parker. In 1928 an Ellen Shipman-designed boxwood garden was added to the grounds. The estate has been home to the Greenville Country Club since 1961. The property was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 2010.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Tudor Revival architecture in Delaware Houses completed in 1915 Houses in New Castle County, Delaware Golf clubs and courses in Delaware Du Pont family residences National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware 1915 establishments in Delaware Sports clubs and teams established in 1961 1961 establishments in Delaware {{Delaware-sports-venue-stub

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