Built 1929-1930 NRHP Reference # 79002176 Area 4 ha Architect Benno Janssen | Built by Wimer, Harry Opened 1930 Added to NRHP 6 December 1979 | |
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Location Between Polk and Elm Sts., Butler, Pennsylvania Architectural style Tudor Revival architecture Similar Sesame Place, Conneaut Lake Park, Lakemont Park, Camelbeach Waterpark, Idlewild and Soak Zone | ||
Elm Court, often referred to as Phillips Mansion, is a historic mansion located in Butler, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted architect Benno Janssen and built in 1929-1930. This 40-room residence is set into a hillside. The house measures 125.7 feet by 159 feet, and is built around a central courtyard. It is constructed of steel reinforced concrete and faced with limestone, marble, and slate. The house features complex slate roofs with many gables, large numbers of rectangular, oriel, and bay windows, interesting chimney treatments, and carved stone detailing reflecting the Tudor Revival style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History
Benjamin D. Phillips, son of T.W. Phillips, founder of T.W. Phillips Gas & Oil Go, resided in this Tudor-Gothic mansion, noted often as "one of America's most spectacular private homes". The house was built for $1 million in 1929. It was completed in 1931 by Benno Jannsen, a well known Pittsburgh architect. The mansion housed the famous Skinner Organ, Opus 783. Although the mansion is over 70 years old, it hasn't had many changes in ownership. Frederick R. Koch purchased the mansion in 1988 for $1 million US dollars from Dean E. Burget and his wife, Undine Phillips Burget, who was born there. The Burgets bought the mansion in 1978