Tilton School sits on on a hill overlooking the village of Tilton. The campus comprises more than 15 buildings, including five residential
dormitories, a multi-purpose athletics center, an indoor ice hockey arena, several academic buildings, a school chapel, library, and visual arts center.
Skinner Tower, constructed in 2007 and designed by Scott Simons Architects, is located just west of Plimpton Hall and connects to that building. Skinner Tower was named after
Carlton Skinner, the first civilian governor of
Guam and one of Tilton's most distinguished
alumni. It is a , wireless building that is four stories high. The atrium of the tower is used as a common space for students during free periods, as an art gallery, and sometimes as a dance floor for school socials. Skinner Tower is home to the
Davis Lecture Hall, a 100-seat,
SAT-certified lecture hall which is used as a classroom and venue for speakers and presentations. The first floor comprises a biology laboratory (complete with two-story greenhouse), a chemistry laboratory, and the 9th grade FIRST Program seminar room with a connecting outdoor classroom space. The second floor houses the physics laboratory, math classrooms, and integrated math/science faculty work spaces, which enhance cross-discipline collaboration, as well as the Head of School and Assistant Head of School offices. The third floor has the world languages classrooms and language laboratory and resource rooms, as well as the
Center for Academic Achievement, which encompasses 10 one-on-one tutorial rooms, computer lab and common space.
Maloney Hall, also constructed in 2007, occupies and houses 20 senior girls, as well as three faculty apartments. There is a recreation room and two-story common room with a fireplace and a kitchenette, as well as laundry and storage facilities. Double rooms all share a bathroom, and
proctors' rooms have a private bathroom, the top-floor private bathroom with a skylight as well. The new dormitory marks a shift in housing toward smaller, family-style living.
Knowles Hall is the oldest building and the center of Tilton's campus for over 120 years. It houses over half of the student body. The East side of Knowles houses junior boys, the West side of Knowles houses freshman and sophomore girls, and the entire 1st floor of Knowles houses sophomore boys.
Knowles Lobby is a popular hangout spot for students and is also occasionally the venue of student socials.
Beaumont Hall has two functions. The upper floors of Beaumont Dormitory are the main residential rooms for 9th-grade boys. The ground floor houses the school's main dining room. Beaumont is attached to Knowles Hall. It was built in 1909, when the current dining room replaced a smaller, wooden structure.
Tilton Hall was originally built by
Charles E. Tilton in 1861. Tilton School purchased the building 101 years later. Tilton Hall, or "the Mansion", currently houses the
Lucian Hunt Library. In 1980, the attached carriage house was renovated to house the
Helene Grant Daly Art Center. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
George L. Plimpton Hall, built in 1926, houses the majority of Tilton's classrooms, the Admission Office, and the administrative offices, including Tilton's College Counseling Center. Plimpton Hall is also home to Tilton's Innovation Lab, which includes a
3D printer.
Pfeiffer Hall, constructed in 1938 and 1939, presently serves as a dormitory for 12th-grade boys.
Moore Hall, constructed in 1988, serves as a dormitory for 11th grade and post-graduate girls.
Hamilton Hall is home to Tilton's theater and music departments, and was originally the school's gymnasium and recreation center before the Memorial Athletic and Recreational Center was built. The
Fred Andrew Smart Chapel was transported in 1965 to Tilton's campus from its original home in
Canterbury, New Hampshire. The building serves as a school meeting place and is often a gallery for student art.
Burch Field, completed in October 2014, serves as a multi-purpose sports facility. This artificial turf field is used by Field Hockey, Women's Soccer, Football, Women's and Men's Lacrosse, and occasionally Men's Soccer. The facility includes bleachers, a press box, and lighting for contests that take place at night. Construction began when alumnus J. Christopher Burch ('72) made the largest single donation in the school's history in the spring of 2013. The
Memorial Gymnasium was built shortly after
World War II to honor Tilton students who had served and died for their country. In 1998, the building was completely renovated and rededicated as the
Memorial Athletic and Recreational Center (MARC). In the building is a memorial honoring Tilton students who have died in battle, dating back to the
Civil War era. The memorial also displays
Stephen Holden Doane's ('66)
Medal of Honor, which was given to the school by his family. The building contains two basketball courts, a climbing wall, a weight room, six locker rooms, a training room, and a student center including a snack bar called '''Rusty's Den'''. A 2008 addition has extended the social area of the MARC, adding more couches, a larger television set, a pool table, and a foosball table. The previous wrestling room moved to the second story of the MARC. The
John F. MacMorran Field House, originally built in 1978, provided Tilton with its first indoor hockey arena. In 1999, Tilton completed a $2 million renovation of the facility. ==Notable alumni==