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]
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.jpg) Parson Thorne Mansion, HABS Photo, July 1982 | |
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| Location | 501 N.W. Front St., Milford, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′49″N 75°26′7″W / 38.91361°N 75.43528°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1730–1735 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000222[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ M. Catherine Downing (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parson Thorne Mansion". National Park Service. and accompanying 13 photos
External links
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Media related to Parson Thorne Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
- Delaware Public Archives: Parson Thorne Mansion
- Milford Historical Society Facebook page – owns the Parson Thorne Mansion
- Visit Delaware: Parson Thorne Mansion
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-197, "Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex County, DE", 18 photos, 1 color transparency, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material