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Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex County, DE

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Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and builder of the present Christ Church. John M. Clayton, Secretary of State under Zachary Taylor who negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Great Britain, lived here as a boy.

Survey number: HABS DE-197

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000222

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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