Charles E. Tilton Mansion, Historic mansion in Tilton, United States

The Charles E. Tilton Mansion is a three-story wooden structure featuring a mansard roof and a two-story porch wrapping around three sides of the building. The design blends Second Empire architectural elements with Renaissance and Classical Revival influences characteristic of the 1860s period.

Charles E. Tilton, a successful banker and merchant operating financial institutions and railroads across Washington and Oregon, had this residence built between 1861 and 1864. The structure was later acquired by Tilton School, which converted it into the Lucian Hunt Library in 1962.

The town of Tilton takes its name from Charles E. Tilton's grandfather, and the town was named in recognition of Charles's public gifts. The school library inside the mansion is named for Lucius Hunt, a teacher of Classics at the Tilton School.

The mansion stands on the east side of the Tilton School campus, at the southeastern corner of a campus loop road off School Street. It serves as the school's Lucian Hunt Library, so access follows the school's own arrangements rather than public library hours. Visitors should check with the school before planning a look at the exterior.

The library is named for Lucius Hunt, a Classics teacher at the Tilton School, not for the mansion's builder. Charles Tilton made his fortune in banking, railroads and real estate in the Pacific Northwest, and the town bears the name of his grandfather in recognition of his gifts. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.