tˈoːɹi ˌɛmpˈiː ænd hˈaɪ kˈoːɹt dʒˈʌdʒ sˌɜː sˈɪɹəl ˈætkɪnsən bˈɪlt ðə fˈɜːst hˈaʊs ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ænd nˈeɪmd ɪt sfˈɪŋks dˈuː tə hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ˌiːdʒɪptˈɑːlədʒi.
Tory MP and High Court Judge Sir Cyril Atkinson built the first house on the island in 1903 and named it Sphinx due to his interest in Egyptology.