Estate in Westover Hills area to become site of luxury 55-plus homes

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The estate of Crooked Billet, a 28-acre parcel, will become the site of 19,  55-plus  lots,  and seven additional lots on Kent Road near  Westover Hills in the Greenville area.

The estate home on the site, which dates back to 1682, is  currently for sale. 

Crooked Billet, LLC, (CB LLC) managed by Tim Dewson of Dawson Construction, based in Wilmington,  purchased the property in late 2015 from the family who had owned the estate since the  mid-1800s. 

The estate had been one of many in the region owned by members of the duPont family.

Both CB LLC and the family wanted the land to be responsibly developed and mirror the surrounding area of Westover Hills, the release stated.

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During  the past 22 months, CB LLC has worked with county and state land development agencies as well as with Kennett Pike Association to develop a plan.

The plan was approved and the subdivision  occurred on August 30.

CB LLC   partnered with builder developer Dewson Construction, Laird Bunch from the real estate company Brandywine Fine properties-Sothebys International Realty and the architectural firm of Bernardon on this project.

Groundbreaking is expected within the next few weeks. 

The final project will have 14 acres of landscaped open space that will include paved and lighted walking paths throughout. 

The  19,  55+ lots range in price from $395,000-$750,000 and the seven lots on Kent Road from $475,000-$525,000. 

 The estate home with three stone outbuildings is listed at $2.85 million.  Dewson Construction Company is the builder/developer for the homes in the project.

The unusual estate moniker of Crooked Billet matches the name  for a Revolutionary War battle in the Philadelphia area that was said to have involved atrocities by British troops.  who reportedly set fire to wounded soldiers.

Such accounts were disputed by the British at the time as propaganda.

A DelawareOnline.com story suggested that the name came out of an earlier identifier for taverns, which in Colonial times functioned as drinking, eating and lodging spots. The estate house was a tavern in its early years. 

Like many homes of the era, it was said to have hosted George Washington.

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