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Delaware Online | The News Journal
Changes coming for Montchanin Inn, Krazy Kat's restaurant | Exclusive
The new owners of a landmark inn and spa in Montchanin said they plan to upgrade the historic Chateau Country property to five-star hotel status and rebrand its Krazy Kat's restaurant. Allison Carpenter Vucich and her husband, Derek Vucich, who recently purchased the more than 4-acre property off Route 100 and Kirk and Rockland roads, said they already have begun improvements at the luxury site and are restoring its luster. They also changed the name from the Inn at Montchanin Village to Montchanin Village . While they plan to respect the property's history, charm and character, Derek Vucich said the rooms and the on-site restaurant need to be refreshed. "It's time for a facelift," he said. Montchanin Village has 28 rooms in 12 buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The property, with cottages and homes connected by gardens, brick pathways and courtyards, once was owned by Allison's great-grandmother Margaretta Lammot du Pont Carpenter, whose portrait still hangs in the site's reception area known as the Dilwyne Gathering Room. The village's tenants once included workers at the nearby DuPont Co. powder mills (now Hagley Museum) and staff at Winterthur estate, now also a museum. Allison, who grew up