Strand Millas and Rock Spring is a historic home located near

Montchanin Montchanin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 565 communes of the Saône-et-Loi ...

New Castle County, Delaware New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

. The name "Strand Millas" is derived from an industrial town near

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, Ireland. The Strand Millas house was built in 1701, and is a story, quarried stone dwelling. It was expanded with one room on each floor during the 1760s. Strand Millas was the home of du Pont heiress

Louisa d'Andelot Carpenter Louisa d'Andelot Carpenter (October 16, 1907 – February 8, 1976) was a du Pont family heiress, noted horsewoman, early woman aviator, Jazz Age socialite, and philanthropist. Biography Carpenter was born on October 16, 1907, to Robert Ruliph ...

after her marriage in 1929. Across from the main house is the Rock Spring

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. Adjacent to the spring is a dwelling said by some to have been built in the 1680s, but it was extensively remodeled during the 19th century. It was added to the

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in 1973.

Gallery

File:STRAND MILLAS AND ROCK SPRING, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE.jpg, Springhouse File:Strand-Millas-Montchanin-DE.jpg, Strand Millas, 1701

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Colonial architecture in the United States Houses completed in 1701 Houses in New Castle County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware 1701 establishments in Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub