Waite Phillips

Waite Phillips (1883—1964) was the younger brother of L.E. Phillips and Frank Phillips, who founded Phillips Petroleum. Waite had a twin brother, Wiate, who died fairly young. Waite would use his oil rights to form the Waite Phillips Petroleum Co, but mainly got involved in real estate and banking.

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L.E. Phillips - Frank Phillips - Phillips Petroleum

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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, he build several office complexs, such as the Philtower and Philcade, as well as his mansion, the Italian Renaissance style Villa Philbrook. He would later donate his immense house to the city of Tulsa, where it was transformed into the Philbrook Museum of Art. All these buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma - Italian Renaissance - Philbrook Museum of Art

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Interested in ranching, and in having a ranch with recreational activities, he started to purchase land in northern New Mexico near Cimmarron, which he named Philmont, and built a mansion there called Villa Philmonte. A restless soul, he would later donate most of the ranch to the Boy Scouts of America to found Philmont Scout Ranch.

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Boy Scouts of America - Philmont Scout Ranch

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