Charles E. Tilton Mansion
Description and history
The former Tilton mansion is located on the eastern side of the Tilton School campus, at the southeastern corner of a campus loop road on the east side of School Street. It is a three-story wood-frame building with a mansard roof, built in the early 1860s. Two-story wings extend to the sides of the main block, and a three-story hip-roof service wing extends to the rear. A two-story porch extends around three sides of the main block. The interior is a stylistically eclectic mix, embracing not just the Second Empire which characterizes the exterior, but also Renaissance and Classical Revival elements.
Charles Tilton, its builder, was a major force in banking and the Pacific merchant trade, operating banks and railroads in the American Pacific Northwest (now Washington and Oregon), as well as investing in real estate there. Tilton was born in what is now Tilton (then part of Sanbornton), and he was a generous benefactor to the town of Tilton, which was named in honor of his grandfather and in recognition of his public gifts. The core of the house was built about 1861, and was enlarged after Tilton ended his western business interests in 1879. The house was acquired by the Tilton School in the 1960s, and adapted for use as its library.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Charles E. Tilton Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-07.