Learn about Harvey Park's Historic Modern Architecture
Welcome to Harvey Park Modern, a new and developing online resource for the awareness, preservation, and improvement of Harvey Park’s mid-century modern architecture.
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Rachel Drysdale posted a discussionI have decided to extend the reach of Harvey Park Modern to Facebook by creating a Facebook page. By doing this, you will now have two places to get the latest on Harvey Park’s and Denver’s modern architecture, as well as my musings on modern design and lifestyle. Additionally, since it’s hard to remember to check back here for the latest, by “liking” our Facebook page, Harvey Park Modern can now become part of your Facebook feed, better connecting you to the community. …
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Denver tour guide and historian Shawn Snow is looking for photographs of Harvey Park ranging from 1880 to 1980. If you have any photographs taken of the neighborhood within these years, contact him via email. Continue
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On our way to Modernism Week in Palm Springs, we stopped by the OC town of Tustin to check out one of our sister Cliff May neighborhoods.…
Posted by Harvey Park Modern on February 16, 2012 at 11:30am
Harvey Park Resident Casey Daboll. Photo by Brian Brainerd, The Denver Post
The recent article in The Denver Post’s YourHub is not the first time the paper has visited our rancho paradise. In 2006, The Denver Post’s Kat Valentine stopped by to chat with Mike & Casey Daboll at their Cliff May home. They chat about vintage style and why they love living in one of Harvey Park’s treasured homes.
Posted by Harvey Park Modern on February 15, 2012 at 9:00am
Learn more about the famous designer behind Harvey Park’s 170 Cliff May homes! Modernism Magazine, our favorite publication of modern architecture from around the country, has made a PDF available of this quarter’s article about Cliff May by Daniel P. Gregory. Pick it up today while their offer lasts, and see Harvey Park mentioned on page 62! Visit Modernism Magazine Today >>
Posted by Harvey Park Modern on February 2, 2012 at 10:30pm
This is probably the saddest photo you might ever see of a Cliff May home. I took it on the streets of Harvey Park back in 2006. At first I took it because it was such a shocking thing to see in our otherwise quiet neighborhood, but as I look back at it, it also serves as a reminder of what both the reality and perception of the modern homes in Harvey Park were at that time.
And that brings me to where this whole venture began. We moved into our Cliff May home in the winter of 2004, before I knew who Cliff May was or why our home was architecturally significant. Through my architecture and design education, I knew good architecture when I saw it - but was made a bit skeptical by the fact that I could actually afford a house that I felt was a strong piece of design. But the price was right, the house was in good shape, and to both my wife and I, something about the house just felt,…
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Greetings, and welcome to Harvey Park! This southwest Denver neighborhood is one of the city's best-kept secrets in affordable, quality modern houses. Home to the only Cliff May Ranches in Colorado, Harvey Park has a rich variety of mid-century modern homes from small starter homes to large custom homes on two private lakes.
For visitors, this website will help you become acquainted with our neighborhood, and perhaps even encourage you to drive on over and see what it's all about.
For residents, this website will become a resource, and a way we can come together and talk about the neighborhood, share ideas, get inspired, and even brag a little bit about the great work we've done. I encourage you to become a member of the site, share your stories and photos, and become part of the greater community.
--Atom Stevens - Harvey Park Resident
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Could someone out there shoot me some measurements for their board and batten siding? I want to get rid of the T111 siding on the front of our house and replace with B&B and eventually replace all the siding with it. Im thinking 12" on center…Continue
Started by Brian Evans. Last reply by Brian Evans Aug 30, 2010.
Painting the exterior of a brick house can be a big controversy - once it is done, there is no going back. In HP, with our plethora of brick homes it is not a common sight, but I wonder if it might become more so in the coming years. What are your…Continue
Started by Liza Stoltz Hanson. Last reply by Joe Statwick Mar 19.
My husband and I, along with our 2 year old daughter, are looking at buying a home in the Harvey Park area. We owned a 1951 ranch in Phoenix previously and love 50's modern homes. But as we drive through the area, it is hard to get a sense of the…Continue
Started by retrochick73. Last reply by Harvey Park Modern Aug 5, 2011.
It is time we had a site like this and it is well done!! Very good job and thanks Atom. I would love to meet ya some time.
Started by Jarrod Joplin. Last reply by Jeff Naslund Jul 4, 2010.
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