Greenville Center, Inc.

Greenville Center, Inc., was incorporated in Delaware on August 3, 1960, for the purpose of developing a shopping center in the northeast corner of the intersection of Buck Road and Kennett Pike in Greenville, Del. It was organized by local investors, including Harry P. Bissell, Jr., B. H. Bolling, Jr., and Arthur McGeorge, Jr., with the support of Stewart E. Poole, Irňě du Pont, Jr., Edward B. du Pont, Reynolds du Pont, and Pierre S. du Pont III.

Prior to this time, the only shopping facility in the area was located further north on Kennett Pike. It was built by the Shields Development Company in the early 1950s, and contained Shields' lumber yard and hardware store, Johnson's pharmacy and lunch counter, and Janssen's, a private supermarket. These establishments provided necessities to the surrounding estate country. Rather than competing with these established businesses, the Greenville Center originally contained mostly professional offices and a new post office.

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