Cilley Hall

Cilley Hall is a dormitory

Dormitory

A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...

 at Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...

 in Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...

, United States

United States

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, named after Bradbury Cilley. The dormitory was constructed in 1925 during the massive building program of the 1920s and 1930s initiated by Eighth Principal Lewis Perry. Cilley Hall and Wentworth Hall are traditionally considered rivals. The colors of Cilley Hall are blue, white, and grey, and its mascot is a beaver

Beaver

The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...

. Cilley is famous for its invention of C-Ball, something of a cross between volleyball and doubles tennis.