Parson Thorne Mansion
Parson Thorne Mansion, HABS Photo, July 1982
Parson Thorne Mansion is located in Delaware
Parson Thorne Mansion
Parson Thorne Mansion is located in the United States
Parson Thorne Mansion
Location501 N.W. Front St., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates38°54′49″N 75°26′7″W / 38.91361°N 75.43528°W / 38.91361; -75.43528
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1730 (1730)–1735
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.71000222[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1971

Parson Thorne Mansion, also known as Silver Hill, is a historic mansion located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The mansion is located across from the Mill House. It was built between 1730 and 1735, and is a two-story, five-bay, center hall brick dwelling in the Georgian style. It has flanking one-story wings and a two-story frame rear wing. The house was remodeled in 1879, and features a steeply pitched cross-gable roof with dormers. It was the home of Delaware Governor William Burton (1789–1866) and the boyhood home of statesman John M. Clayton (1796–1856).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ M. Catherine Downing (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parson Thorne Mansion". National Park Service. and accompanying 13 photos

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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