. ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁his ▁school ▁to ▁Wat ert own , ▁Connecticut , ▁purch asing ▁the ▁Warren ▁House , ▁a ▁Civil ▁War - era ▁hotel , ▁and ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁T aft ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁out g rown ▁the ▁hotel , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁T aft ▁commission ed ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁campus ▁building , ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁g oth ic ▁castle ▁known ▁as ▁H DT , ▁after ▁Hor ace ▁D utton ▁T aft ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁Ber tr am ▁Good h ue , ▁with ▁landscape ▁architecture ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Law ▁Ol m sted ▁Jr . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁major ▁structure , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁James ▁Gam ble ▁Rog ers ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁C PT ▁after ▁Hor ace ▁T aft ' s ▁brother ▁Charles ▁Ph el ps ▁T aft , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁T aft ▁School . ▁ ▁Hor ace ▁D utton ▁T aft ▁retired ▁as ▁head master ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁C iv ics ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁I sh bel ▁Ross , ▁An ▁American ▁Family : ▁The ▁T aft s ▁ 1 6 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁World ▁Publishing ▁Co ., ▁Cleveland , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Hor