New Canaan · Fairfield County. John Millet founded Silver Hill with William Terhune and nurse Elvira Parsons. The hospital opened in 1931 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1934. Later changes included a chapel in 1962 and an adolescent program in 1970. Its campus continues psychiatric and addiction care.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Classification: Private nonprofit psychiatric hospital. Earlier use: The founding name “Silver Hill Inn” described the approach to patient hospitality; it does not establish that the institution had previously operated as an ordinary hotel. Earlier uses of individual acquired houses are not established here. Hospital’s own history; current operation checked September 2026. Exact acquisition and conversion dates for individual houses need property-level research. This is Silver Hill in New Canaan; “Spring Hill/Stamford” is not a verified alias.
Source: Silver Hill Hospital; Our History
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Silent Grounds Collective, Historic Mental Health Institutions, SGC-MI-014, MI-004, “Silver Hill Hospital.” Source: Silver Hill Hospital; Our History. https://silverhillhospital.org/our-history/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.