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). and
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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Delaware Public Archives: Parson Thorne Mansion Milford Historical Society Facebook page – owns the Parson Thorne Mansion Visit Delaware: Parson Thorne Mansion