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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2 Responses to “Shangri-La”

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 [...]

Vintage Denver Mid-Century Modern Postcards | The Denver Eye August 29th, 2012 at 7:50 am

[...] second postcard is the First National Bank building on 17th, designed in 1958 by Raymond Harry Ervin. This photo is especially interesting for me to see the roof pattern that you could see looking [...]

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