Shangri-La (house)

Shangri-La
Etymology	Fictional valley in the 1937 film Lost Horizon
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residence
Architectural style	Streamline Moderne with Art Deco elements
Location	Denver, Colorado, US
Address	Shangri La Drive
Coordinates	39°42′50″N 104°56′16″W / 39.7140°N 104.9379°W / 39.7140; -104.9379
Completed	1938
Owner	A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld
Technical details
Floor count	2
Floor area	8,000 square feet (740 m2)
Grounds	5-acre (2.0 ha)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Raymond Harry Ervin
Other information
Number of rooms	13

Shangri-La is a Streamline Moderne mansion in Denver, Colorado, United States. Commissioned by Denver movie theater magnate Harry E. Huffman and designed by architect Raymond Harry Ervin, it is a replica of the fictional monastery featured in the 1937 film Lost Horizon. Built on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) tract of land in 1937–38, it was occupied by Huffman and his wife until 1969. Beginning in 1962, the west lawn was subdivided and populated with additional upscale housing, including Cableland, and the circular drive was remapped as Shangri La Drive. The current owners of the house are A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld.