Visit the Villa Philmonte



No Treks take this program
When Waite Phillips gave Philmont Ranch to the Boy Scouts of America in 1941, he included in the gift his palatial ranch, the Villa Philmonte. Philmont maintains and preserves the "Big House" as a memorial to Phillips and his generosity to the Boy Scouts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours of the Villa may be scheduled at the Philmont Museum.
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Photos at Camping Headquarters


The Window Window Rock is named for The parlor at the Villa Philmonte Sunporch at the Villa Living Room & Main Staircase Living Room At the Piano in the Living Room The Piano - A Player-Grand The Breakfast Room - Note the UU Bar Brand (pronounced W) above the Firepace Outside the Villa Philmonte The Window over the Main Stairs The tooth from the Villa Waite's Bedroom Waite's Bedroom Waite's BSA Membership Card The trophy room The Closet in the Trophy Room - Note the notches for gun barrels high on the wall Handprint in the plaster at the Villa The Dining Room



Photos at Camping Headquarters


The view out the window twords window rock Panoramas of Fish Camp and the Villa Philmonte