Greenville near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Owl's Nest

201 Owls Nest Road

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 8, 2023

1. Owls Nest Marker

Inscription. Owl's Nest
Est. 1915

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 39° 48.923′ N, 75° 37.412′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Greenville. It is on Owls Nest Road, on the right when traveling east. This is at Greenville Country Club, and it is necessary to leave Owl's Nest Road by going west past Greenville Country Club flanking signs, then a very short distance south to a small traffic circle. Thus, the marker is on right side when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Owls Nest Rd, Wilmington DE 19807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally,

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it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: How old is this tree? (approx. 1.1 miles away); Visitor Center (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hickory Tree Stump Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Cottage (approx. 1.3 miles away); Brandywine Blue Gneiss and Barley Mill Gneiss (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gabbro (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sillimanite (approx. 1.3 miles away); Iron Hill Iron Ore and Chert (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Owl's Nest Country Place - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Owl’s Nest illustrates the social life of upper class Americans in the early twentieth century expressed as an ideal of country living. Owl’s Nest evidences the gentility of Eugene du Pont Jr. (1873-1954) his wife, Ethel Pyle du Pont (1881-1954), who were members
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 8, 2023

2. Owl's Nest Marker
Plaque is on right side of entrance.
of a dynasty of wealthy Delaware industrialists and horticultural enthusiasts who built country houses and gardens across the Brandywine Valley, and who were part of the national culture of the wealthy “captains of industry” during the Country Place Era (1890-1930).

(Submitted on April 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 12, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 13, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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