Athletic Facilities
- The Student Recreation Center, designed by Tai Soo Kim and built in 1991, includes the Wean Student Center (a gift of the Raymond John Wean Foundation), the skylit Crisp Gymnasium with an elevated running track, a weight and exercise room, an athletic training room, and four outdated squash courts which have since been converted into an Erg room, a free weight room, and a climbing wall.
- The Mellon Gymnasium, designed by Maxwell Moore and built in 1962 as part of the theater-gymnasium complex, was a gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation. It is home to Varsity Badminton in the fall, JV and Thirds Basketball in the winter, and is the designated indoor practice space for Varsity and JV Softball in the spring.
- The Gaines Dance Barn, built c. 1930 and recently renovated, is the rehearsal space for all dance programs at the school.
- The Pool & Squash Building was designed and built by StanMar Inc. in 2007. As the newest athletic facility on campus, it contains an eight-lane, 25-yard pool and eight international squash courts. Its nickname, the "Cool House," was coined by Theater Director Mr. Eric Ort, as a combination of terms "Court" and "Pool House."
- The Farmington Boat House, a cold storage boathouse on the nearby Farmington River, is home to the Varsity and JV Crew teams of both Miss Porter's and Farmington High School, shared in a unique public-private relationship. The program is equipped with six Vespoli fours, a pair/double and three recreational singles.
- Lower Kiki's Field is home to Varsity Soccer in the fall and Varsity Lacrosse in the spring. Upper Kiki's Field is home to JV and Thirds Soccer in the fall and JV and Thirds Lacrosse in the spring. Named in memory of Helene Kinnucan Brown '53 by her family, classmates, and friends.
- The Riding Ring Field at Mountain Road is home to Varsity Field Hockey in the fall and Ultimate in the spring.
- The Cowbarn Field is home to the Varsity and JV Softball teams in the spring and the JV Field Hockey in the fall.
- 7 deco-turf tennis courts
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