Parson Thorne Mansion, Milford

Name: Parson Thorne Mansion
Address: Milford, United States

#3 among attractions in Milford

Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture

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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 and the boyhood home of statesman John M. Clayton. ()

Built: 1730 (294 years ago)Coordinates: 38°54'49"N, 75°26'7"W

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Parson Thorne Mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christ Church, Silver Lake, Mill House, New Century Club.

~1300 ftNE
Church
Christ Church, Milford
7 min walk • Christ Church is an historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at 3rd and Church Streets in Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The original section was started in 1791, with construction continuing until 1835. Between 1863 and 1894, the church underwent several alterations and additions.
~830 ftS
Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Milford
4 min walk • Silver Lake is a privately owned brackish water pond in Milford, Delaware. It is located by the headwaters of the Mispillion River. Haven Lake is adjacent to Silver Lake. U.S. Route 113 travels between the two lakes, crossing the Mispillion River.
~250 ftSE
Georgian architecture
Mill House, Milford
2 min walk • Mill House is a historic home located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The house is located across from the Parson Thorne Mansion. It is a late-18th century, two-story, three bay, brick dwelling with a frame rear wing. It has a 2/3 Georgian side hall plan. It was owned by Delaware Governor Peter F.
~1220 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
New Century Club, Milford
6 min walk • Milford New Century Club is a historic women's club house in Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA. It was built in 1885 as a schoolhouse for the Classical Academy. It is a one-story, "T"-shaped building with a gable roof in the Late Gothic Revival style.
0.4 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Bank House, Milford
10 min walk • Bank House is a historic home located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware, United States. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a three-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival-style dwelling.
~1430 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Draper House, Milford
7 min walk • Draper House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1870, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling originally built in the Victorian Gothic style.
0.8 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Egglinton Hall, Milford
22 min walk • Egglinton Hall is a historic home located in Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. The house was constructed by Henry Egglinton circa 1790 and is noted for its Greek Revival features, particularly the two-story porch added in 1828. Reverend Truston P.
0.5 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Dr. Dawson House, Milford
13 min walk • Dr. Dawson House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, five bay, frame building with a steep gable roof with cross gable and lancet windows in the Gothic Revival style.
~290 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
James McColley House, Milford
2 min walk • James McColley House is a historic home located at Milford in Kent County, Delaware. It is a two-story, five bay, brick and frame dwelling in two sections. The brick section is the older section and dates to about 1790. It is in the full Georgian plan.

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Which popular attractions are close to Parson Thorne Mansion?

Nearby attractions include Mill House, Milford (2 min walk), James McColley House, Milford (2 min walk), Silver Lake, Milford (4 min walk), New Century Club, Milford (6 min walk).