Parson Thorne Mansion

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Parson Thorne Mansion
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Parson Thorne Mansion, HABS Photo, July 1982
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Location501 N.W. Front St., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates 38°54′49″N75°26′7″W / 38.91361°N 75.43528°W / 38.91361; -75.43528 Coordinates: 38°54′49″N75°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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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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