The Phipps Mansion

Built between 1931 and 1933, the 33,123 square foot Georgian style Phipps Mansion is comprised of more than seventy rooms, two of which were imported from England. The facility is furnished in the Chippendale and Queen Anne styles and features American, European, and Asian art. Today, the facility is used for a diversity of corporate and philanthropic events as well as weddings, wedding receptions, and wedding anniversary celebrations. The facility is limited to a maximum of 125 guests.

Room Descriptions

Foyer

Perhaps the two most stunning an Orley's cartoons, circa 1715.

Another fascinating highlight of the foyer concerns the original organ that was placed in the alcove. The mechanism which ran the organ was located in a room directly underneath the foyer and the pipes ran upward behind the tapestries. It was understood that upon the death of Senator Phipps the organ would be placed in the Phipps Auditorium.

Library

Scores of richly bound volumes from all over the world line the walls of this intimate library. Many are first editions and are signed by the authors. The fine limewood carving over the fireplace, in the spirit of Gringling Gibbons, was commissioned by the Phipps family and executed by Adam Dabrowski of New York. The dictionary stand is from Lowell Thomas' library.

Living Room

Rich Austrian oak paneling graces Belcaro's 1,000 square foot living room. A superb carving of the American Eagle is positioned over the fireplace and is flanked by two American flags. The chandeliers are Sheffield Sterling and the carving over the hall door is the Phipps' family crest.

Billiard Room

The oak walls in this room are from England and are almost 400 years old. There are hidden panels in this Jacobean room which were used for storing billiard cues and balls. The ceiling, in bas relief, represents the War of the Roses which was fought in England between two royal families from 1455-1485.

Dining Room

This fine English Georgian Deal Room is more than 250 years old. The paneling is knotty pine, which was sent from Colonial America to England where it was made into this stately paneled room, then later installed in the mansion. The Waterford chandelier compliments the original dining room chairs, which were carved from the beams of a house built in Santo Domingo in 1509. The painting on the north wall is by the celebrated Hudson River Valley artist Albert Bierstadt.

Staircase

Between the long windows at the top of the stairs hangs a portrait of Margaret Rogers Phipps, painted by the celebrated artist Margaret Lindsay Williams, who had been assigned to do portraits of the royal family in London. The grand staircase features a banister created by Burkhardt Steel of Denver. Andrew Carnegie presented the massive Swiss grandfather's clock to Lawrence Phipps as a gift.