Campus Map
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Main Building
Home of the administrative, school counseling, deans, and nurses office, the Main building is the hub of campus. The building, built in 1889, also includes history and English classrooms in the attached annex building. All visitors should report to the Main Building when arriving on campus.
Fine Arts Building
The Fine Arts Building houses the cafeteria, kitchen and atrium as central locations for students. Classroom spaces include arts, digital media, and foreign languages. Atop the entrance sits the Victory bell, which can be heard ringing after a big athletics victory.
Atkinsons Dining Commons
Serving four lunch waves every school day, and dinner every night of the school year for the Residential Life students, the cafeteria is a place to eat, gather, and study. TA is fortunate to have Flik Independent School Dining as its dining service partner.
Garland Auditorium
The Garland Auditorium is a 500 seat capacity space which houses more than 50 performances per year. Dance, theater, chorus, band, and school events are held in a space boasting professional lights and a short-throw projector.
Scammon Science Building
The center of TA’s STEM studies is the Scammon Science building. Two floors of classrooms and labs house dynamic courses such at Trees and the Maine Forest, AP Environmental Science, Robotics, and AP Calculus BC. Includes four modern, recently-built laboratories, X-number of STEM classrooms, including a robotics and engineering lab.
Thornton Hall
One of the stunning buildings on campus, boasting classic Greek columns, is Thornton Hall. A building that has housed many different things over the years, Thornton Hall now primarily serves as classroom space for foreign languages.
Library/Dance Studio
The Library and Dance studio reside in the Locke Building. The library is a massive space, filled with books and research material. The Tech Office is also housed in the space. On the first floor is a On the first floor is a spacious dance studio, where students are offered 4 levels of courses, from beginner Dance I to advanced Dance Company & Repertory.
Emery Building
Connected to the Locke Building, the Emery Building holds classes in foreign language, English, and Special Education
Linnel Gymnasium
Linell Gym has served the school’s students and the greater community since its opening in 1963. In addition to acting as a practice and competition venue for TA basketball teams for over sixty years, Linnell Gym is also utilized for school assemblies, spring commencement exercises, and wellness classes. The gym also plays a major role in the life of the greater Saco community and has hosted a variety of community and social events such as the Kerryman Pub Road Race/Mary’s Walk, the Children’s Winter Carnival, and the annual college fair.
Finance Office
The Finance Office is a standalone building housing staff for Finance, Business, and HR needs for the school
Headmasters House
The large, historic home for TA Headmasters since 1905. Each Headmaster and their family has lived in the residence, and watched their own children grow up on campus and attend Thornton Academy
Alumni House
Looking for information on Alumni affairs, fundraising, or admissions? The Alumni House is a hub for academy services that support the school’s mission in many ways outside of the classroom.
Fairfield Hall
A small, single gender dorm on the corner of campus, Fairfield Hall houses eight to ten students per year in a small, quiet atmosphere. Students have access to two small kitchens and a common room, with several of the rooms being singles.
Nelson Hall
Nelson Hall, split into two sections of Nelson East and Nelson West, was the original dorm residence built on campus. It boasts two kitchens, two large common rooms, and rooms ranging from singles to triples.
Trojan Hall
The most recently built dorm, Trojan Hall, a boys dorm, is the center of the Residential Life community. A large common room with a movie screen plays host to many socials and events during the year. Trojan Hall also has the offices of the Director of Residential Life and the Residential Life Nurse.
Stasio Hall
Named after former headmaster Carl Stasio, Stasio Hall is the primary large female dorm on campus. Stasio has two common rooms, two pianos, and some of the best views of the athletic fields and sunsets on campus.
Hill Stadium
Home of a growing number of recent state champions, Hill Stadium hosts all of the varsity field sports at TA. Boasting a brand new field turf and resurfaced track in the summer of 2026, Hill Stadium is also receiving a new LED scoreboard and other upgrades to make it one of the best athletic fields in the state.
Fitness Center
Completed in summer 2025, the Fitness Center is a state-of-the-art weight room and training facility built for our wellness courses and athletic teams. The space has weight racks, free weights, and a small turf space for different training exercises.
Miles Field House
The Miles Field House was completed in May 2026 and is a transformational space on campus. The 80,000 square foot building will be the primary gym spaces for classes and athletics, having three full size courts lined for basketball, volleyball, and tennis. The Field House also houses the Athletic Hall of fame, and a mezzanine walking track.
Thornton Academy Middle School
TAMS is the home of a small, supportive middle school for 190 students from around Southern Maine. Students in grades 6-8 grow and thrive in a welcoming environment, while getting used to being on a large, bustling campus.
Facilities Building
Keeping the TA campus clean and safe, the Facilities team has a large central operations building that houses offices and equipment on the outskirts of campus near the Eastern Trail.