Shangri-La

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A repeat of a Denver Eye favorite:

The Harry Huffman Mansion, designed 1938 by Raymond Harry Ervin. A mix of Art Deco and Streamline Modern, it was designed to mimic the mansion from Frank Capra’s film, Lost Horizon.

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Lost Horizon (1937)

Ervin’s design may even be superior to the original!

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Posted in: Art Deco, Homes, Streamline Modern

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Shangri-La has been found! It’s in Denver! | Paradise Leased August 4th, 2011 at 1:25 am

[...] Ervin did such a great job on the house it has led Denver architectural blogger Tom Lundin on The Denver Eye to declare it may even surpass the original. In 1939, a blue ribbon panel of noted Denverites [...]

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