Belcaro (also commonly known as Phipps Mansion) is a historic mansion and private residence in

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, specifically in the southeast

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neighborhood at the corner of Madison Street and Belcaro Drive. Built between 1931 and 1933, the 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.Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center home page
Archived from the original on May 28, 2010 Lawrence Cowle Phipps commissioned the mansion with his third wife, Margaret Rogers (daughter of Denver mayor Judge Rogers), hoping to provide jobs during the

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.Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center history
Archived from the original on June 20, 2010 They called the residence ''Belcaro'', which is

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for "''dear one''". The neighborhood surrounding the mansion was developed by Phipps' Belcaro Realty and Investment Company and is called Belcaro.

Return to private use

In December 2010, the mansion was sold to Denver philanthropist

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and his husband Scott Miller. Proceeds from the sale of the Phipps Mansion, valued at more than $9 million, were added to an existing Phipps endowment at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phipps Mansion Residential buildings in Denver Houses completed in 1933 1933 establishments in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Denver