Phipps Mansion
Belcaro | |
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| Location | 3400 Belcaro Dr., Denver, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°42′04″N 104°56′51″W / 39.70108°N 104.94755°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
| Built by | Platt Roger Construction Co. |
| Architect | Fisher & Fisher |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000505[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 1975 |
Belcaro (also commonly known as Phipps Mansion) is a historic mansion and private residence in Denver, Colorado, specifically in the southeast Belcaro, Denver neighborhood at the corner of Madison Street and Belcaro Drive.[2] Built between 1931 and 1933,[3] the 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2) Georgian style Phipps Mansion consists of more than seventy rooms, two of which were imported from England. The facility is decorated in the Chippendale and Queen Anne styles and features European, American, and Asian art.[4]
Lawrence Cowle Phipps commissioned the mansion[3] with his third wife, Margaret Rogers (daughter of Denver mayor Judge Rogers), hoping to provide jobs during the Great Depression.[5] They called the residence Belcaro, which is Italian for "dear one". The neighborhood surrounding the mansion was developed by Phipps' Belcaro Realty and Investment Company and is called Belcaro.[6]
Return to private use
[edit]In December 2010,[7] the mansion was sold to Denver philanthropist Tim Gill and his husband Scott Miller.[8] Proceeds from the sale of the Phipps Mansion, valued at more than $9 million, were added to an existing Phipps endowment at the University of Denver.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Bretz, James (2005). The mansions of Denver: the vintage years. Pruett Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-87108-937-3.
- ^ a b Fisher, Steve (2009). University Park and South Denver. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7385-6901-7.
- ^ Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center home page, Archived from the original on May 28, 2010
- ^ Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center history, Archived from the original on June 20, 2010
- ^ Belcaro history, Leonard, Leonard & Associates
- ^ "The Phipps Legacy". University of Denver Magazine. March 11, 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Margaret (21 April 2010). "Activist Gill, husband buying Phipps residence". Denver Post.
- ^ "9NEWS - YouTube". www.9news.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
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