Villa Philmonte
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Oil baron Waite Phillips, one of the founders of the Phillips Petroleum Company, built this Spanish-style villa on his 300,000 acre cattle ranch in northern New Mexico in 1926.
Waite Phillips
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Villa Philmonte
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The home features ceramic tiles, graceful columns and a fountain in the courtyard. Inside, the villa contains an eclectic mix of European antiques, Western-flavored accents and Phillips' personal collection of Spanish weapons.
One of the best features of the villa is the beautiful New Mexico location (figure A). Phillips loved to spend the long, sunny days ranching and fishing under the crystal blue skies. Handpainted ceiling beams, or vigas, recall the early Spanish architecture of the Southwest (figure B). Villa Philmonte's interior furthers the Southwestern motif, with architectural touches, decorations and crafts.
Phllips decorated the "New Mexico" room with his collection of southwestern artifacts, including Pueblo pottery and Navajo blankets.
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The trophy room featured all the trappings a Western outdoorsman would need, and Phillips also used it as an informal office.
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Phillips wanted others to enjoy this Western palace, so in 1951, he donated the house and more than 126,000 acres of land to the Boy Scouts of America. Today Phillips' summer home is home to the Philmont Scout Ranch.
Resources Moon Handbooks: New Mexico (5th Ed.)
by Stephen Metzger
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2000
This book contains travel tips and points out places of interest that are organized by region. It also includes a brief history of New Mexico and its peoples and cultures, information on geographical features and wildlife, the Santa Fe Trail, outdoor recreation, accommodations and recipes.
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Boy Scouts of America
www.scouting.org
Villa Philmonte
This was used as a summer home for Phillips Petroleum founder Waite Phillips. He donated it to the Boy Scouts of America in 1951.
Villa Philmonte
Route 1 Box 35
Cimarron, NM 87714
Website:
www.scouting.org/philmont
Guests Nancy Klein
Villa Tour Director, Villa Philmonte
Route 1 Box 35
Cimarron, NM 87714
Phone: 505-376-2281
Website:
www.scouting.org/philmont
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