Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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.”
Wikipedia article Parson Thorne Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Kent County · listed in 1971 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Parson Thorne Mansion between 2002 and 2015, burning about 37 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Delaware Forest Service | FLEA FIRE |
| 9 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | WHEAT FIRE |
| 15 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Parson Thorne Mansion: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barber Sand and Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mill House | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | James McColley House | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Christ Church | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Milford New Century Club | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| North Milford Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1983 | |
 | Old Fire House | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000222 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kent County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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